Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Offense Earn Redemption in Blowout over Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For all of the talk about the first-ever matchup between Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh, the 112th edition of “The Game” won’t be remembered for the Ohio State Buckeyes head coach’s X’s and O’s or the new Michigan Wolverines commander’s intensity.

Rather, when this chapter of college football’s most storied rivalry is retold, its uniqueness won’t be due to either of the coaches on the sideline, but rather the player who took over on the field.

After having spent the past week at the center of the college football world for his actions following the Buckeyes’ loss to Michigan State, Ezekiel Elliott did his best to remain there. It’s a space he could now occupy through the Dec. 12 Heisman Trophy presentation as well, following his 214-yard, two-touchdown performance in Ohio State’s 42-13 win over the Wolverines on Saturday.

“I don’t lobby,” Meyer said after the game. “Or maybe I do. He should be in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist. He’s one of the best players in America. He should be a Heisman guy.”

Meyer’s warm words toward his star running back wouldn’t have been expected just seven day ago, when Elliott ripped the Buckeyes coaching staff’s play-calling in the team’s 17-14 loss to the Spartans, which removed Ohio State from control of its own destiny in the race for the Big Ten East division title. But while Meyer didn’t agree with the Elliott’s choice to take his frustration public, the fourth-year Buckeyes head coach clearly…

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