COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ezekiel Elliott is your favorite. The Ohio State running back from the 2014 national champions beat 2006 Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith 54 percent to 46 percent in the championship vote in our Favorite Modern Football Buckeye bracket. Thus concluded our endeavor that began with 68 players from this 19-year era of Ohio State football, divided into four regions: Urban Meyer/Ryan Day Offense and Meyer/Day Defense from 2012 to 2019, and Jim Tressel/Luke Fickell Offense and Tressel/Fickell Defense from 2001 to 2011. Elliott, the No. 1 seed in the Meyer Offense Region, rolled through the bracket this way: 98-2 over No. 16 The Boren Brothers 89-11 over No. 9 J.K. Dobbins 79-21 over No. 4 J.T. Barrett 63-37 over No. 2 Braxton Miller 79-21 over No. 1 A.J. Hawk 54-46 over No. 1 Troy Smith Elliott won the Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete in…
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