Elliott said he lobbied for more carries during the game.
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“No, I was not content”, Meyer said of the play calling.
Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs into Damon Knox #93 of the MI State Spartans and Riley Bullough #30 of the MI State Spartans at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio.
Nearly certainly. There is still a long-shot scenario that could put one-loss Ohio State back in the playoff as a second team from the Big Ten, but it would require some serious chaos in the Big 12, like Oklahoma and Baylor both losing this weekend. “It may have been wrong at the moment, but it was what he felt like he needed to say”.
Ohio State has lost just thrice to MI since 2000 and enters the showdown as a slight favorite, according to Vegas Insider.
Elliott apologized to Meyer and then he sent out an apology to Buckeye Nation on social media.
“We squashed it as a team”, Meyer said. Offense had a rough day, and I’m disappointed.
Elliott apologized for his postgame comments on Twitter, ones in which he openly questioned Ohio State’s play-calling and let his intentions for the NFL Draft be known. “They weren’t. We weren’t put in the right situation to win this game”.
Or OSU’s Terry Glenn saying, “Michigan is nothing”, in 1995. Instead of leaning heavily on Elliott as they have all season, the Buckeyes attempted to run QB J.T. Barrett more often and couldn’t get a perpetually stagnant passing attack rolling.
The comments have created a national debate on whether players should publicly criticize coaches in any circumstance.
But the rivalry still burns brightly. Saturday marked the first time this season he was held to under 100 yards. Grand slam home run hire against grand slam home run hire. Whether it was the loss of offensive coordinator Tom Herman, the quarterback shuffle or a combination of factors, Ohio State has never fully recovered its offensive mojo this season.
Jim Harbaugh looked out the Crisler Center windows at the snow and referenced the 1969 MI football team.
“Yeah, I read it”, one AFC college scouting director said by phone.
“I’m not surprised at all. Most selfless player – one of the most selfless players I’ve ever coached and been around”. They are well coached. “Hopefully, we’ve got another generation coming through”, he said.
There has obviously been a lot of talk about Elliott’s comments and whether or not he should have made them. Both Ohio State and the #12 Wolverines still have a slight chance of making the Big 10 Championship game and possibly even the College Football Playoffs if 7-4 Penn State can beat #9 MI State (10-1, 6-1) in East Lansing. If this happens, the Buckeyes will have a spot in the Big Ten Championship game against top four ranked Iowa.
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Geiger has made 9 of 14 attempts this season, a 64 percent success rate, which is much lower than the 94 percent clip he hit during his freshman season, but as he said back in September, “you are only as good as your last kick, or your next kick”.
