Ohio State Running Backs - Greatest Runs (1972-2020)

playing as a true freshman in only his second game griffin bobbed and weaved for 239 yards against the tar heels setting an ohio state single game rushing record flat moving in ohio state's favor 4 45 to go there's archie griffin again still on the move 25 to the 20. he may make this he is over touchdown 40. [Applause] beautiful weather 55 at game time up and around 70 today look at spencer 50 look at him go 30 spencer at the 20 and they're not going to get him touchdown ohio state [Applause] and he gives the buyers meyers has the corner he has the first down and look out he threw his shoes he's running without a shoe with a touchdown but they're burning furniture i saw him eddie george and matt calhoun first you mean the bonfire last night for the 20-yard line for eddie yeah number 80 the tight end now watch is he just going to outrun some guys covington is 14 mcgee is 17. and it takes a while for them to catch up and it's it's uh wooden 22. [Applause] eddie dorey [Applause] game-winning plays and electrifying runs became the norm and by the middle of the season eddie and the buckeyes were the talk of college football the superstar running back continued to add to his heisman resume the following week against minnesota as george racked up 178 yards rushing and three more touchdowns leading the way to a 49-21 buckeye route at the metrodome large in a foot race and he gets away george is gone eddie george putting up more heisman trophy numbers wiley with a pitch got a block from keller gets around the corner look out it's a foot race he's gone touchdown ohio state no flag 53-yard touchdown run by michael wiley they're gonna go for it martin wells out of the eye wells over the right side got the first down he may have a touchdown he's gone touchdown ohio state guys up a touchdown trying to convert on third and one principal hand to the tailback maurice clarett over right tackle to the 50-yard line to the 40 down the right side claret to the 20 to the 10 and maurice clarett into the end zone [Applause] again the tight end on the move and the handoff in the open field goodbye maurice touchdown buckeyes there's claret right side he's got the angle to tackle out of bounds said to the guys give me the ball i'll show you i could run the ball against these db's we know you can cover pencil with a ball hands maurice hall running left side to the five to the end zone maurice hall with a touchdown for ohio state here comes ohio state muscle correct for the touchdown can he get there yes jackson could not cut the freshman off krenzel with the ball option pitch hall right side five yard line touchdown maurice hall bring back the option and ohio state scores it in the right corner of the end zone second down from the five floret touchdown irish must stop they have a corner blitz and the bucks run right to it daylight end zone ahead pittman touched game over david harris second and four [Applause] and a spinning no breaking free headed for the end zone chris wells 52 yards [Applause] with white leading the way breaking free again touchdown ohio state this time it's antonio pittman the first half belonged to chris wells his first career 100-yard rushing day and he's adding to that turn well cuts it the other way the 20-15 and down to the 11. back to back physical runs watch the stiff arm in the open field on davenzo tate and he tries a second one here draw play big opening has five has ten cut it off at fifteen and now seventeen yards that's beenie wells snapped he starts to back away he's kind of playing patty kick over there with the tight end brad nestler by gracie paul mcguire aaron andrews with you from columbus here's a negative play lesbiani wells can bounce it outside and now he's got blockers wells 40 midfield on the cutback and something that looks like about an eight-yard disaster turns into a 27-yard pickup take a look look how many guys white shirts got a shot at him key and baldwin now he's got a whole wall of red shirts over here on the right side beckman hands it to chris wells moving left side wells 40 45 wells to the 50 with one defender to beat middle appeal to the 40 to the 30 chris wells middle of field 20 10 5 touchdown chris wells a big burst to the outside beanie wells to the 30 the 20. lunge for a tackle touchdown petey wells breaks it to the outside across the 30 just stiff arms jackson crosses midfield 42 ben person 63. and look at this straight arm by chris wells knocking over chevis jackson the all-sec corner simple as that beanie wells got an opening might be good beanie 20 10 goodbye we're with miller and he's going to get carried and rob smith broke a tackle and he's off to the races smith he's been a scorer [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] acceleration and superman into the end zone barrett hands it off elliott runs near side again gets the corner a big gain still running inside the 30. cuts it back elliott down inside the five and the scarlet and gray strike back fourth and one for the michigan 44. cardell jones gets the snap jones hands and elliot goes all the way to the 30 to the 20 to the 10 touchdown ezekiel elliott on a 44 yard run jones handing it off elliott again watch out 40 30 20. they're playing that buckeye swag song already 81 yards and here's elliott ezekiel elliott lost his shoe he's still hoofing ezekiel down at the 10-yard line feet don't fail me now on the second of 13 just a straight hand off to ezekiel elliott trying to get wide right and he got the corner in a hurdle and now ellie got off the races down the sideline first and goal ohio state gets the snap hands it to elliott who goes sweeping to the left side gets to the 20 loose to the 30 to the 40 down the left side to the 50 goes elliot he's gonna take it to the house 30 20 10 touchdown ezekiel elliott 85 yards elliott breaks free ezekiel alien gets a block and bust to the end zone all right but watch the block by nick vinette 81 boom right there a trap opened up the middle and when you give ellie a little bit of room to get to that second level he not only has the power he's got the speed and quickness and great feat to get into the end zone and tie this game up for ohio state [Applause] he's got it again elliott touchdown ohio state on the final play of the quarter [Applause] the first running attempt for elliot who breaks free zuke elliott nothing but green grass in front of him touched on ohio state lightning strikes from 80 yards out [Applause] [Music] give to elliott going stun the left angle 45-50 to indiana's 40 to the 30 of indiana elliot to the 20. left side to the 10 to the 5. he dives for the pylon and gets it touchdown ezekiel elliott fourth and less than one ohio state from their own 35 and a half motion by wilson handoff elliott moving straight ahead and elliott to the 40. 45 50. left angle to indiana's 40. elliott to the 30 to the 20 to the 10 and to the house ezekiel elliott another long distance run by the junior tailback resets to the shotgun gives it a hand clap gets the snap hands it elegant with a flag thrown in elliott going out on the right angle to the 30. 35 by everybody to the 50. down the right side to indiana's 40 to the 30 to the 20 to the 10 and into the end zone again goes the ezekiel elliott second attend ohio state at their own 24 vanet motioning behind the line snapped to jt barrett feeds it elliott sweeping left side to the 25 to the 30. 35-40 hits the 50 down the left sideline to the michigan 40 to the 30 of the wolverines to the 20 and he's going to be dragged down inside the 15. moving in motion braxton miller and barrett's going to give it to elliott who cuts up the middle gets the 40 to the 30 in notre dame 20 15 10 5 4 touchdown of the day for ezekiel elliott on a 48-yard scamper to the house samuel cuts it back ohio state wins webber's the man in there on first down and he's got it with a gaping hole and mike weber turns on the afterburners he's gonna take this one touchdown ohio state what a performance domination on the ground for the buckeyes [Applause] it's a numbers game clearly you can see dobbins breaks a tackle watch out burst of speed look at this freshman j.k dobbins touchdown 78 yards quarterback justin fields in the shotgun fields hands dobbins sweeping to the left side he's in trouble moves forward to the 20 of indiana to the 10 of indiana to the 5 and into the end zone wow does jk dobbins on a 26-yard run dragging hoosiers along for the ride dobbins to his left on third down snap justin fields hands kj dobbins running right side to his 35 to his 40 to the 50 ghost dobbins to the spartan 30 to the 20 of michigan state to the 10 goes dobbins and into the end zone goes jk dobbins breaking a big one gets the snap hands it to dominance running right side to the michigan 25 dominance to the 20 to the 15 to the 10 and 10. for the end zone touchdown jk dobbins dobbins is to his left in the backfield snap to fields hands to dobbins shooting straight ahead gets his own 40. 45 50 goes dominance he hits the clemson side of the field 30 20 10 5 touchdown jk dobbins [Applause] 68 yards to the house j.k dobbins 36 yard line fields out of the shotgun hands to his tailback sermon running right side sermon to the 50-yard line sermon to the 40 of michigan state to the spartan 30 goes sermon to the 20 lugging it to the end zone goes trey sermon for a touchdown his first in an ohio state uniform trey sermon far [Applause] 25 run the ball the type of back that he can be missed tackle right there in the hole and then he was gone look at me shot out of a cannon right down the middle of the field turns on the jets how about number one by the way justin fields did this against michigan state went all the way down the field gosh this looks like it's a run on that right side he runs actually left with space sermon again sermon burst of speed down inside the northwestern 25. trey sermon trey sermon trey sermon out of bounds inside the 15. he'll give it to him sermon first down still running sermon breaks it outside he's got the record talk about a man that wants it a man that left norman the defender you're right now he's got the ball again running left servant of the clear foot race touchdown ohio state buckeyes answer quickly and sermon still has the hot hand very good about the execution what you're asking him to do and bursting to the middle is sermon rumbling into the secondary breaking tackles stiff arm and is finally corralled down near the 25 by xanders but sermon continues where he left off at indy watch luke farrell from the right work back to the left boom that block right there allows him to get underneath in that inside zone play this is the part of trey sermon that people underestimate that stiff arm how live that is he does not go down easy much linear than some of the backs that ohio state has had in the past 6-1 215 pounds and to see where he was early in the year and to see where he is now it's like i was approaching 500 yards offense this is williams who makes the cutback big fella he's a strong runner about 230 pounds nolan turner makes the tackle he's waited a long time to make an impact play how about how about williams i mean a little bit of wiggle guy's 230. he's known really for his power but some vision and puts that foot in the ground gets right around the defensive end reagan up shaw and then picks up a first down reminder the master teague out the concussion suffered against northwestern williams only had seven carries all year long

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Length: 16min 56sec (1016 seconds)

Published: Sat May 08 2021