With running back Ezekiel Elliott looking to land in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer commented on the 2015 College Football Playoff Championship Offensive MVP Saturday.
Meyer has coached countless excellent players during his time as the head coach at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and OSU, which is why it is certainly significant whenever he gives someone the designation of being “the best” in a particular area.
He did precisely that with regard to Elliott, but it was a compliment most probably wouldn’t have expected, as provided by Will Brinson of CBS Sports:
Elliott topped 1,800 yards rushing in both 2014 and 2015, and he scored a remarkable 41 touchdowns in those two seasons combined, which speaks to how dynamic he is with the ball in his hands.
The fact that the St. Louis native can do the little things aside from picking up yardage bodes well for his chances of coming off the board early.
Perhaps the one negative during Elliott’s tenure with the Buckeyes came following their loss to Michigan State this past season, which saw him criticize the play-calling after rushing for just 33 yards on 12 carries, per ESPN.com’s Austin Ward:
What happened today, it was kind of like a bad, bad dream. Offense had a rough day, and 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.
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It’s very disappointing. The one drive that…
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