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Kyle Young Available to Make Season Debut Against Niagara, Cedric Russell Unavailable Due to Death in the Family

Kyle Young is back for the Buckeyes.

The fifth-year senior forward and Ohio State captain missed both the Buckeyes' exhibition against Indianapolis on Nov. 1 and Tuesday's season opener against Akron, but will be available Friday night against Niagara, according to a team release.

Young was diagnosed with a vestibular dysfunction, which is defined by the National Center for Biotechnology Information as “a disturbance in the body's balance system due to peripheral or central causes,” in October. Head coach Chris Holtmann first make Young's issue public on Oct. 29.

“Kyle had a really good summer.