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Ohio State's Chase Young, Justin Fields, J.K. Dobbins and Jeff Okudah Named Finalists for National Awards

Ohio State will have no shortage of representation at this year's national college football awards show.

Chase Young, Justin Fields, J.K. Dobbins and Jeff Okudah will all be attending the ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards in Atlanta on Dec. 12 as finalists for national individual awards.

Young has been selected as a finalist for both the Maxwell Award, which honors college football's best overall player, and the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the nation's best defensive player. The junior defensive end leads the nation with 16.5 sacks this season, ranks second nationally with six forced fumbles and third nationally with 19.