Chase Young Should Go Full Nick Bosa and Prepare for 2020 NFL Draft

To say Chase Young's status with the NCAA is murky would be a grotesque understatement. He's reportedly facing a four-game suspension, and they're taking a ridiculous deep-dive into the situation surrounding a loan he accepted back in December of 2018.

In all honesty, it's only going to be a hassle and a distraction for him to fight this. He'd be better off by following in the footsteps of former teammate Nick Bosa by simply forgoing the opportunity to play and instead focusing on preparing for the 2020 NFL Combine and Draft.

There's nothing left for him to prove at the college level. In his eight games this year, he's racked up 13.5 sacks, terrorizing opposing offensive players with jaw-dropping ease.

Why should he waste his time trying to fight the NCAA? It doesn't seem likely that they're going to give him the benefit of the doubt, and while it would be nice for him to compete with his teammates for a national title, Young has his own career to think about. After all, he could end up being the top overall pick in the draft.

It's not like it didn't work out for Bosa. He skipped all but three games in 2018, spent his time preparing for the combine, got drafted second overall by the San Francisco 49ers, and now has seven sacks through his first eight NFL games.

That's a pretty good example right there, especially considering they play the same position.

Fighting the NCAA on issues of eligibility is like trying to nail water to a tree: it just doesn't work and it's a massive waste of time. Young's too good of a player to be wasting his energy agonizing over a situation that he probably can't change.

He should just cut his losses and start focusing on the next part of his career.