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Ezekiel Elliott rejected from Big Ten All-Decade team
The entire decade-long Big Ten Network team is coming out position by position. And the Buckeyes were supposed to be strongly represented on the team.
But when the first group of positions, the brokers, was announced, there was a notable snub. Ezekiel Elliott, who ran for more than 1,800 yards in the 2014 national title season for the Buckeyes and had another dominant year in 2015, was not named the first team’s decade-long Big Ten running back. Instead, he had to settle for the second team, while Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley were named for the first team.
🚨 The #BTNAllDecade backfield is complete 🚨 @ Jayger23 from @ BadgerFootball stood out among a field full of RBs to be named alongside Saquon Barkley at the top level in position in the 2010s.
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– Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) June 29, 2020
There is a case for JK Dobbins to be on the list ahead of Taylor, and there certainly is a case for Elliott to be named first team. Seen by some as the best in Ohio state history, Elliott ran through the Big Ten for two seasons and won a national title, something that Barkley and Taylor never won.
But Elliott would probably rather win the national title than a decade-long honor, anyway.
Live lettermen organized by roosters
Lettermen Live, presented by Roosters, returns for a packed episode.
As part of Tight Ends Week, former Ohio State tight end Jake Stoneburner joined former Buckeyes linebacker Zach Boren, senior Lettermen Row writer Austin Ward and team writer Spencer Holbrook for a discussion of the closed room. The panel discussed who needs to step up, how good the unit can be, and, of course, debated whether this will be the year Ohio State approaches extremes.
However, the conversation did not stop there. The boys discussed the greatest positional need on the list, who will go, and where the Buckeyes should answer a few questions.
Buckeyes tight end commit joins Birminology
Sam Hart was supposed to make a return trip to Columbus for a visit to the state of Ohio this month. But that certainly could not happen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Hart, 6-foot-5-foot, 225-pound, has tried to keep himself busy despite all the changes in college football recruiting. He won a state title as a heavyweight fighter, redeeming himself after second place as a sophomore. But that is not all. Hart has also been working hard as he prepares to enroll early in the state of Ohio next January. He is also becoming a recruiter, as the Buckeyes are looking for a second tight end to complement him in the 2021 class.
What else has Sam Hart been doing? Have you had any questions about your decision to commit to the state of Ohio when you did?
The two-sports star talks about those things and more about the latest edition of Lettermin Row’s Birminology.
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