Video: Ezekiel Elliott at John Burroughs HS (Missouri)

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Ohio St. showed a national television audience that the Buckeyes have graduated from Woody Hayes‘ three yards and a cloud of dust offense.  Sophomore running back Ezekiel Elliott more than doubled the three yards philosophy and left Oregon defenders in the dust as the Buckeyes beat the Ducks 42-20 in college’s football first-ever “true” national championship game.

Elliott, who attended the John Burroughs School in Missouri, carried the ball a Hayes-like 36 times for 246 yards and four touchdowns.

You can watch highlights of Elliott during his days at John Burroughs above.  As a junior, Elliott rushed for 1,802 yards and 34 touchdowns, while grabbing 23 passes for 401 yards and six TDs.  As a senior he amassed 3,061 all-purpose yards with 50 total touchdowns.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.