Chase Young won't miss start of TCU game after ejection vs. Rutgers
Ohio State won't be down a pass rusher when it starts next week's prime time game against No. 16 TCU. Sophomore defensive end Chase Young, who was ejected in the second half of Saturday's game against Rutgers, won't have to sit out the first half next week against the Horned Frogs.
That was the worry when Young was tossed for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of the game with things well in hand in the fourth quarter of Ohio State's 52-3 win.
Had Young been ejected for targeting in the second half, he would have had to sit out the first half next week against TCU. Neither of Young's unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on Saturday had to do with his play on the field or any kind of illegal hit.
He was flagged in the first half for celebrating what he thought was a strip sack fumble by spiking the ball on the ground. The play was ruled just a sack and upheld on review. His second penalty came when he ran onto the field from the sideline to celebrate an interception by teammate Shaun Wade.
"I didn't have a chance to speak to him," acting head coach Ryan Day said after the win, "Obviously anytime we want to play with emotion and not let emotion play with you. So that will be addressed."
That ejection was a minor sour note on what was otherwise a big day for Young.
He had two sacks, and the fumble that was ruled otherwise actually looked like the wrong call on video review. Young was disruptive, and Ohio State expects him to be so again next week against TCU.
"I love the emotion and the fever that he plays with," defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said. "We just have to make sure we don't let it get in the way of us winning. In a tight ballgame that would've been a shame to lose Chase. He understands. I think he's a young guy, but he plays with great emotion and he's a really good player. It's not gonna be a big thing, we just have to make sure it doesn't happen again."
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