Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott apologized to head coach Urban Meyer for publicly venting his frustration about his lack of touches in Saturday’s 17-14 loss to Michigan State.
Meyer addressed the situation Monday and indicated Elliott won’t face a suspension, per Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel. Ohio State on BTN had video of Meyer addressing the media:
“He came to see me. He’s great and he apologized,” said Meyer, per Thamel, adding, “He’s been a good student, loyal. Selfless.
“Just an emotional week…. Obviously we don’t condone that and encourage it,” added Meyer in speaking of Elliott’s postgame rant, per Bleacher Report’s Ben Axelrod.
Elliott also wrote about the incident Monday on Twitter, expressing excitement for the Buckeyes’ regular-season finale and apologizing for declaring his intentions to leave Columbus for the NFL when he did:
While he had run for over 100 yards in every contest of the season, Elliott was limited to 33 yards rushing against the Spartans on 12 carries—and he only had two rushing attempts in the second half.
Following the game, Elliott was blunt in his assessment, saying, “I deserve more than 11 carries,” per Dan Wolken of USA Today. “I really do. I can’t speak for the play-caller. I don’t know what was going on.”
Elliott continued, saying the “coaching staff didn’t put us in position to win,” via Rick Pizzo of the Big Ten Network. “That’s a team Michigan State we should beat.”
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