MSU’s Mike Tressel: Ohio State handoffs to Ezekiel Elliott not ‘overly effective’

EAST LANSING —Ohio State tailback Ezekiel Elliott created a spin out of the Buckeyes’ locker room on Saturday night that his team beat itself with poor play calling. “I’m disappointed in the play calling,” said Elliott, who averaged 2.8 yards per carry against the Spartans. “I don’t think Michigan State was better than us. They weren’t. We didn’t execute.” Michigan State beat Ohio State 17-14 at Ohio Stadium, ending what had been a 23-game win streak, but the drama between Elliott and the Buckeyes coaching staff overshadowed the Spartans’ defensive effort in the national news. MSU co-defensive coordinator Mike Tressel took up for his defense on Monday, asked about Elliott’s narrative. “He had 12 carries for 33 yards and a lot of first down (plays) were handed to him,” Tressel said on the ‘Shep in the Morning’ show on Detroit’s 1130 AM, WDFN. “It’s hard to feel he should have got a whole bunch more. “It’s not like, if you look at the stats, it was overly effective.” Mark Dantonio preferred to let the results speak for themselves rather than address the comments directly. “I’m concerned with what we say and who we are as people,” Dantonio said, asked how he felt about Ohio State failing to give Michigan State credit for the win. …

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