Hear Who Ohio State Star Blames for Team’s First Loss in 23 Games As He Announces He’s Not …

Ohio State University’s star running back Ezekiel Elliott didn’t mince words when he placed the blame for the Buckeyes’ loss squarely on the coaching staff. In a press conference after the 17-14 upset loss at home to Michigan State, Elliott announced that he had played his last home game as a Buckeye because he will be declaring for the NFL draft. A junior, Elliott spent the beginning of the week in the hospital after a cut to his leg became infected, but he complained that he had healed and wasn’t given enough playing time Saturday. “I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed in the play calling, I’m disappointed in the situations we were put in and I wish it all played out differently,” Elliott told reporters after the game, adding that the loss of the defending national champions felt like a “bad dream.” COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 21: Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs into Damon Knox #93 of the Michigan State Spartans and Riley Bullough #30 of the Michigan State Spartans at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) Elliott said he “couldn’t speak for the play calling” and “didn’t know what was going on” but said he deserved more than the 12 carries he got during the game. Yahoo Sports pointed out that Ohio State only ran 45 plays during the entire duration of the game, and Elliott accounted for more than 25 percent of the offense that generated only 132 total yards with no drive longer than 32 yards.  “It’s very disappointing,” Elliott told ESPN of his team’s first loss in 2015. “The one drive that we had where we kind of had some momentum when we scored after the strip sack, the plays we ran, we ran a lot of gap schemes and we were gashing them. You guys saw that on that drive, and we had a lot of momentum. Honestly, we didn’t see those plays at all for the rest of the game. Those plays weren’t called anymore…

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