Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott leaps into Buckeye record book

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The number five and Ezekiel Elliott are linked like scarlet and gray are associated with Ohio State. Wearing No. 15, the junior running back had touchdown runs of 55, 65 and 75 yards against Indiana last Saturday to help the top-ranked Buckeyes to a 34-27 win and a 5-0 record. He also reignited talk of Ohio State’s unique streak of Heisman Trophy winners. Beginning in 1955 with Howard “Hopalong” Cassady, an OSU running back has won the Heisman every 20 years. Archie Griffin was voted his unprecedented second award in 1975 and Eddie George followed in 1995, among the seven total winners for the school. “(Elliott’s) much different than Eddie, a little more dynamic than even Eddie was,” said Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell, an OSU teammate of George from 1992-95. “The combination of speed and power, the ability to get to the second level and not be tackled, the ability to drop his pads — he’s different.” What Elliott and George have in common are listings in the OSU record book. Elliott’s 274 yards vs. the Hoosiers tied Keith Byars’ 1974 mark for the second-most rushing yards in a game behind the 314 for George in 1995. …

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