Ezekiel Elliott: ‘There’s no chance’ I’m returning to Ohio State next season

By: Laken Litman | November 21, 2015 9:41 pm Follow @LakenLitman Following No. 3 Ohio State’s 17-14 loss to No. 9 Michigan State, running back Ezekiel Elliott told reporters about his plans for next season. “This will be my last game in the ‘Shoe,” he said via Cleveland.com. “There’s no chance of me coming back next year. I have to make the most of my time left. I just want to thank Buckeye Nation for making this place so special and I’m sorry about tonight.” Elliott, a junior, would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft. The Buckeyes’ star running back, who only had 33 yards on 12 carries, was critical of Ohio State’s play calling after the game. He’s rushed for more than 3,500 yards in his career and is averaging 142.5 per game this season, and didn’t understand why he wasn’t integrated more into the game plan. “I deserve more than (12) carries,” Elliott said. “I can’t speak for the playcaller. I don’t know what was going on.” The weather was cold, rainy and windy and Urban Meyer admitted after the loss he wasn’t “content” with the play calling. …

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