Young was a four-year
letterman for the
Nebraska Cornhuskers of the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1986 to 1989. He was also one of six recipients of the
NCAA's Today’s Top Six Award, given to the best six student-athletes in the country. He majored in finance at Nebraska and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. Young also later earned a
Juris Doctor from Nebraska in 1994. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000. ==Professional career==