COLUMBUS: If a Heisman Trophy favorite can fly under the radar, Ezekiel Elliott has done that this summer.
Cardale Jones, J.T. Barrett and Braxton Miller have dominated most of the Ohio State headlines. The running back coming off one of the great three-game stretches in Ohio State history hasn’t gotten near the same amount of attention, but that’s about to change.
ESPN will air an E:60 segment on Elliott at 8 p.m. Aug. 18. It’s titled simply, “The Rise of Ezkiel Elliott.”
The junior from St. Louis became a household name in college football last December and January by rushing for 696 yards and eight touchdowns in three postseason games against Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon. The online sportsbook Bovada gives him 7-1 odds of winning the Heisman. He trails only Texas Christian quarterback Trevone Boykin (6-1).
“That’s something I’m not going to pay any attention to,” said Elliott on Monday after Ohio State’s first practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. “Our goal right now is to get back to the Big Ten championship. That’s what we’re thinking about right now.”
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