July 3, 2026

Chase Young arrives as one of Ohio State's most sure things ever: Buckeye Take

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After Chase Young had played one game in his college football career last season, Ohio State senior defensive end Jalyn Holmes declared that one day, Young would be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. “When it happens, you owe me $5,” Holmes said in the first week of September in 2017. For Young to then be unveiled to the rest of the college football world after he made the game-winning fourth-down tackle against Penn State on Saturday is like watching a movie sweep the country on its opening weekend when you’ve seen the sneak preview. Right. It’s great. We knew that. True sophomore Chase Young with a giant play to tip a ball on fourth down. He’s been the best player on the field tonight. NFL folks are salivating about him for the 2020 NFL draft. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 30, 2018 Yikes. Horrendous…

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