Ezekiel Elliott blasted the play calling.
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“Yesterday, I had a team meeting, and as you can imagine, the knot in everyone’s stomach was there, and I would be really disappointed if it wasn’t there”, Meyer said.
(Elliott voiced his displeasure with the play calling after the game.) a few of those were designed QB runs, while others were scrambles necessitated by MI State’s pressure. Elliott, one of the best running backs in college football, carried the ball just 11 times and questioned why he didn’t get the ball more. The Buckeyes recovered at the MI State 32 and it led to Elliott’s 1-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal.
MI State might not crack the top four this week, but the Spartans (10-1) have to like where they stand. The Spartans already have wins against OR – maybe the best team in the Pac-12 over the last month of the season – MI and now Ohio State. Instead he unloaded on his coaches, saying they “didn’t put us in position to win…”
Meyer said he didn’t disagree with Elliott’s criticism – and understood the frustration of the program’s third-leading rusher getting 12 carries – but did find fault with Elliott airing his grievances to the media.
The Buckeyes ran 45 plays, had five first downs and their two touchdowns came after MI State turnovers game them a short field. We’ve seen Peppers and Sione Houma much more involved in the run game, but it’s not producing a whole lot.
He called Elliott “one of the most selfless players I’ve ever been around”. “Whenever you can knock off a team like Ohio State at their place, I think that is something you’ll hold onto for a very long time”. It just hurts. It hurts a lot because of how we lost. He had an infection in his leg early in the week, and just a very emotional week.
Tied at 14-14, MI State kicker Michael Geiger won it with a 41-yard field goal as time expired.
Elliott has great vision, power, speed that will allow him to make an immediate impact as an National Football League rookie, but what makes him such a complete prospect is his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and he’s an exceptional blocker.
Coach Urban Meyer told the Columbus Dispatch on Monday that he met with Elliott on Sunday.
From the time Meyer made Jones the starting quarterback but said he was still going to give Barrett playing time, Ohio State has been on a slow ride to ruin. “I was lobbying to Coach Meyer all game”.
“I think everybody was depressed (Saturday)”, Strawser said. Honestly I can’t speak for the play-calling. They had more quarterbacks then they knew what to do with and potential All-Americans everywhere. But honestly, it didn’t work out. The fifth ranked team in the country is making a strong case for being included in the CFP and should get more support this week, unless the committee is hell bent on keeping Notre Dame in the conversation.
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Meyer seemed at a loss himself to explain the curious offensive strategy in the rain at the Horseshoe.
