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NorthCoastKid said:
Returning for one more season. Huge.
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Yeah, especially if Ohio State doesn't get one of the "bigs" that they are recruiting, etc.

KYLE YOUNG DECIDES TO USE EXTRA YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY, WILL RETURN TO OHIO STATE FOR 2021-22 SEASON



Young has already played 105 games at Ohio State, starting 62 of them, meaning he'll be among the most experienced players in Ohio State history by the time his career ends. David Lighty currently holds the record for most games played (157), and he's followed by Aaron Craft (148), Sam Thompson (146), William Buford (145), Jon Diebler (144), Shannon Scott (143), Jamar Butler (139), Dallas Lauderdale (138), Marc Loving (134) and Amir Williams (134).

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-will-return-to-ohio-state-for-2021-22-season



Ohio State men's basketball player Kyle Young is also receiving his diploma on Sunday, and he'll be joined by former Buckeye forward Trevor Thompson, who returned to complete his degree. Both earned degrees in sport industry.
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https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tudent-athletes-to-receive-diplomas-on-sunday

Sport Industry
Degree: BS
Campus: Columbus
College: Education and Human Ecology

Sport industry prepares students for supervisory, leadership and administrative positions in the sport and leisure industry and/or graduate programs in sport humanities, sport management and sport law. It combines social science and humanities disciplines to provide students with the needed theory and practice for entrance into the sport and leisure industry.

Just sayin': I read somewhere that he working on his Masters Degree; so maybe he wants/needs the extra year to complete that degree too.
 
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“Luckily, we had an opportunity to have another year. I was just weighing out all of my options. I had some conversations with some agents and discussed options about playing overseas or wherever it would be. But I love this place and I want to do another year here. That’s what it came down to. I’m close with my family.

“I decided to come back and play with these guys. My teammates and my coaches are amazing.”

“It was crazy,” Young said. “I was coming off the first incident that happened against Michigan. I came back and recovered and I was feeling great. I really wasn’t having any other issues with my body or my health. I was feeling great and playing good basketball and I ended up getting hit in that second half against Purdue.

“It was a hard hit but at first I didn’t really feel any of the symptoms that I had with the concussion before. It wasn’t until I sat down in the huddle during that timeout that (the symptoms) came on. From that point, it was about trying to recover and get my head right.

“It was tough because I missed those two Big Ten games and then up into the next week and the NCAA Tournament. It was tough watching, especially being in my fourth year. I really wanted to be a part of it. That whole time, I had the utmost confidence in my teammates. It wasn’t a matter of me being out.”

Young said he is back to full health and is able to work out.

“It did take some time,” he said. “After that last game in the tournament, I started to feel a bit more normal. I don’t know the exact date. I’m back to normal and feeling myself. It was just a matter of taking time to heal.”

Young said he never considered giving up basketball due to the concussion issues.

“It’s hard not to think about that because it could be potentially dangerous,” Young said. “But I don’t think that was a big factor in my decision.”
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“I was able to graduate last summer with a degree in sport industry,” Young said. “I started my masters program and I am toward the end of my masters program in sports management. I have a few more things to do, but I should have that wrapped up by the end of the summer.”
 
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The concussion against Purdue in the Big Ten Tourney wasn’t Young’s first last year. He had previously banged his head with a Michigan player in late February at the Schottenstein Center. How the concussion will impact Young’s play in the next season isn’t certain, but he indicated on Friday that he’s fully healthy and confident he can continue to play basketball at a high level.

He did have some conversations with agents after the season about going professional overseas, but he opted to return. A Massillon native, being able to play close to his family for another season weighed in his decision.

“I just want to experience a full year, more normal than a COVID year,” he said. “This past year was great, we did some great things with this team. Just the chemistry we have with this team is special. But being able to just have a full year that feels more normal, just compete in the Big Ten and NCAA tournament at the level that I would like to.

“It’s really about just having another year to play in front of Buckeye nation and all these amazing fans and my family.”
 
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