9:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — A complete escape from his predecessor might not be possible. The lobby at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center prominently features an Ezekiel Elliott jersey. Elliott’s image adorns a banner honoring recent Ohio State running backs that hangs over an end zone on the practice field. And Elliott still remains the prime example his position coach uses to make a point. But posting just the third 1,000-yard season by a freshman tailback in school history has a way of somewhat minimizing the shadow that loomed over Mike Weber even during his breakout, debut campaign. The mentions of how Elliott used to do the job come less frequently, the praise for Weber’s own work ethic are on the rise — and he can go almost a full 10 minutes of a news conference without hearing a single comparison to his former teammate. “Until that kind of…
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