COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his first game back from suspension, Ohio State defensive end Chase Young broke the school’s single-season sack record with two half sacks to give him a total of 14.5 sacks.
Young passed Vernon Gholston, who had 14 sacks in the 2007 season, and had 13.5 sacks through the first eight games of the season.
Young added two more on the day to reach 16.5 sacks, good for the fourth most in a season in Big Ten history.
The second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 8 Penn State 28-17 to remain undefeated.
He served a suspension and sat out against Maryland and Rutgers, for taking a loan from a family friend in 2018. Young paid the loan back in full, but still had to sit out two games before returning for Ohio State’s matchup against Penn State.
Coming into this game, Young had 38 quarterback pressures and 13.5 sacks. That was already three more sacks than he had all season in 2018 and 10 more than he had in 2017.