Ezekiel Elliott blasts Ohio State football coaches, vows not return next year
Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes is gang tackled by Craig Evans #72 of the Michigan State Spartans, Riley Bullough #30 of the Michigan State Spartans and Lawrence Thomas #8 of the Michigan State Spartans in the third quarter at Ohio Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. Michigan State defeated Ohio State 17-14. Credit: Getty Images / Jamie Sabau
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott says he has played his last home game for the Buckeyes and strongly criticized the coaching staff after a 17-14 loss to No. 9 Michigan State.
The junior said after the second-ranked Buckeyes lost Saturday that there was "no chance" he'd be coming back in 2016.
Elliott's comments came after he ran for only 33 yards against the Spartans, snapping his streak of 15 straight games with 100 yards or more.
After the game, he was critical of his coaches and questioned why he only carried the ball only 12 times. He said the staff, led by coach Urban Meyer, did not put the team in a position to win.
Quarterback Cardale Jones also suggested on Twitter that he would be leaving Ohio State at the end of the year. He posted a photo of himself walking into the stadium and wrote, "Last time walking down them steps and into The Shoe, wish the results were different tho."
Jones later tweeted "Lol everyone always wanna take our tweets and run with them, infer what you want, this season is FAR from over."
