New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has accomplished plenty since entering the NFL. He’s broken a number of personal, team, and league records, earned several Pro Bowl nods, first-team All-Pro recognition, and inked a $100 million contract extension earlier this year. But he hasn’t forgotten where he came from, and the Saints’ leading receiver remains a big fan and alum of the Ohio State Buckeyes. So of course he tuned in to watch those Buckeyes kick off with the Big Ten-rival Wisconsin Badgers.
And there’s one player who was impossible to ignore in that noon kickoff: Ohio State junior Chase Young, a playmaking defensive end who went into the game with 9.