COLUMBUS, Ohio — One month into the 2015 season and on the eve of the start of Big Ten play, Ezekiel Elliott found himself facing a familiar topic of conversation with the paparazzi-like throng of reporters surrounding him on the Woody Hayes Athletic Center practice field.
But as opposed to four weeks prior, when the Ohio State running back’s name was at the center of the Heisman Trophy discussion, Elliott was now being asked for his thoughts on LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Georgia’s Nick Chubb and even Indiana’s Jordan Howard.
“Man,” a visibly annoyed Elliott said, searching for an OSU spokesperson to save him. “I’m done.”
It’s possible that Elliott, who had rushed for 455 yards and five touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ first four games of the season, was frustrated by an interview session that was meant to preview his team’s matchup with Indiana turning into him being asked to play the part of pundit while talking about running backs whose statistics seemingly dwarfed his. Or maybe the St. Louis, Missouri, native was upset with his name already being left out of the way-too-early Heisman debate, after being anointed the front-runner following his run through the 2014 postseason.
Or perhaps Elliott just knew that his best football was still ahead of him.
Eight weeks after abruptly ending his interview session, Elliott still isn’t the front-runner for college football’s most prestigious award—that honor now belongs to Alabama running back Derrick Henry—but…
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