The Ohio State Buckeyes may not be without Chase Young for very long.

Young, who was suspended for Ohio State's victory over Maryland on Saturday, is only facing a maximum suspension of two games, according to a report from the Toledo Blade's Kyle Rowland.

"Multiple sources have told The Blade that a ruling should be made this week regarding Chase Young and that he’s facing a maximum suspension of two games," Rowland wrote in a tweet.

The Buckeyes did not need Young in Saturday's win over Maryland. Ohio State beat the Terrapins 74-13, and Jerry Emig, Ohio State's sports information director, said following the game said that the team has no current "expectation" of how many games Young will be forced to miss.

"There were reports earlier today of four games (for Young) that we were hopeful for," Emig said. "We don't have any expectations right now regarding numbers of games that will be missed. That report was incorrect. We don't have expectations for numbers of games. The process is ongoing and we are hopeful for a resolution in the near future. Other than that we will no comment any more than the statement we gave yesterday."

The suspension stems from a loan Young accepted last year from what he described as a family friend. Later reports indicated that the defensive end used the money to assist his girlfriend's trip to last season's Rose Bowl, which ended with Ohio State defeating the Washington Huskies.

"Unfortunately, I won't be playing this week because of an NCAA eligibility issue," Young wrote in a post on Twitter. "I made a mistake last year by accepting a loan from a family friend I've known since the summer before my freshman year at OSU. I repaid it in full last summer and I'm working with the University and NCAA to get back on the field as soon as possible. I want to thank my family, teammates, coaches and the whole Ohio State community for all the support. God bless and go Bucks!"

Young, a junior, is arguably the best player in college football, and he was in the midst of a Heisman Trophy-caliber season. The defensive end has recorded 29 total tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, 13.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and one pass defended in eight games. Young is half a sack away from Ohio State's single-season sack record of 14 set by Vernon Gholston in 2007. He is also only 10.5 back of the national single-season sack record of 24, which is held by Terrell Suggs (Arizona State - 2002).

If Young is only suspended two games, including the one he has already missed, he would be eligible to return in a pivotal matchup versus the Penn State Nittany Lions on Nov. 23. Penn State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) lost its first game of the season to Minnesota (9-0, 6-0) on Saturday, but, assuming Penn State can beat Indiana next week, the matchup against the Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0) could decide the Big Ten East Division.