FOX announcers Joel Klatt and Gus Johnson openly wondered during the broadcast of Saturday’s game between Maryland and No. 1 Ohio State whether the Buckeyes aggressive first-half play-calling was fueled by Chase Young’s suspension earlier this week.

After Ohio State called timeout for a chance to get the ball back on third down with 38 seconds left before half while already up 42-0, the two-man crew wondered whether Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was intentionally running up the score, suggesting that someone from the Terps program tipped off the NCAA about Young receiving a loan from a family friend earlier in the week.

Day was asked about it on Ohio State's postgame radio show.

"Nope, he said. "Nothing like that at all.:

Read the transcript and watch the video below:

Klatt: Ohio State (calls) timeout, they had all three of them left and they will absolutely get the ball back here. Ryan Day pouring it on a little bit here.

Johnson: It looks personal.

Klatt: Yeah, this is interesting partner with what’s going on this week.

Johnson: Remember, Chase Young is from that Washington D.C. area. Said he borrowed money from a family friend. Who would know about that? (laughs)

Klatt: This seems interesting. 42-0 nothing, taking the timeouts. If they stop them here, they’re getting the ball back.

FOX's Joel Klatt and Gus Johnson openly wondering if Ohio State's onside kick, late timeouts to get the ball back while up 42-0 are related to Chase Young's situation. pic.twitter.com/L4MukZaw3T — Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 9, 2019

The Buckeyes also successfully recovered an onside kick while leading 14-0 in the first quarter.

Young, who’s expected to miss the next four games due to the infraction, was heavily recruited by Maryland out of high school as a five-star prospect from nearby DeMatha (Md.). Terps coach Michael Locksley was his lead recruiter for much of the time, and Young’s high school coach Elijah Brooks now serves as one of Locksley’s assistants. Locksley praised Young prior to his suspension earlier this week.

“He’s become such a complete player,” Locksley said Tuesday. “His size, his speed, his athleticism and his power are all the things that make him a great player. It’ll be a tough opponent for us, and they do a good job again of trying to create the matchups. What we’ve got to do, obviously, when we game plan and week to week, it’s how to take away the guys that can wreck your game plan. You can bet that he’ll have our full attention in how we protect and turn the protection and help make sure that we don’t allow him to disrupt what we want to do to try to move the football.”

Ohio State is expected to appeal the suspension in hopes of getting it reduced to two games. Young explained on Twitter that he accepted the loan from a family friend he met the summer before his freshman year at Ohio State and repaid it in full last summer. That loan was related to travel expenses for Young’s girlfriend to travel to see Ohio State play in the Rose Bowl, The Athletic reported.