I've heard nothing but positive things about Chase Young and his family so this is a bummer. The timing reeks, especially when we're about 365 days away from most of this stuff being legal, or at least acceptable (players profiting off their likeness).
As usual, OSU does right thing in self-reporting, and will probably pay significant price for it.
I don't know the details of this situation, but it sounds like accepting benefits/$$$ from an agent hoping to rep him in this years draft. Have seen some speculation it may not have been Chase who accepted the benefits but a family member. Depending on how the investigation goes I expect 2-4 game suspension. Gurley got a 4 game suspension at UGA for what I'd consider the most recent big name college player to take benefits from an agent.
My fear is that the Young family just calls it a day and moves onto the draft if he's handed a 4 game suspension. The risk of coming back and getting injured might not be worth it. And I think it'd be more of an FU to the NCAA than to Ohio State. He just doesn't need it at that point. But I'm speculating.....
Always something though....it's like clockwork. 3 Heisman Trophy finalists, #1 in the CFP Poll, and then boom......best defensive season we've maybe seen ever, potentially up in smoke over likely pennies on the dollar vs. what he'll make in the draft. And he was chasing history.....had a legit shot at the Hesiman.
