For Urban Meyer and Ohio State’s players, the case regarding Ezekiel Elliott’s emotional postgame comments criticizing the Buckeyes’ play calling in their 17-14 loss to Michigan State on Saturday is officially closed.
“Zeke has always been an extremely loyal person, a great competitor,” Meyer said Monday. “He’s a very-well thought of junior and he gets a microphone stuck in his face, and obviously, we do not condone [his comments]. Our rule is always talk about your teammates and move on. He came to see me; we had a very long discussion.
“We squashed it as a team.