Ezekiel Elliott TD puts Ohio State on board in title game (Video)

Ezekiel Elliott 33-yard TD run puts Ohio State on board in title game (Video)

Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) scores a touchdown in front of Oregon Ducks defensive back Chris Seisay (12) during the first quarter in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

The first College Football Playoff National Championship Game is living up to the hype with the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes engaged in a chess match with two great offenses going at it.

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Melvin Gordon was a Heisman finalist who finished with the second most rushing yards in a season, Indiana’s Tevin Coleman topped 2,000 yards, and David Cobb and Jeremy Langford were among the best in the country.

But only Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott is still playing as he showed off his combination of speed and power on this 33-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7 in the first quarter.

Elliott showed how important he is to the Buckeyes with 230 yards and two touchdowns in the Sugar Bowl win against Alabama to get to the title game and has rushed for 1,632 yards and 14 touchdowns entering tonight’s title affair.

Ezekiel Elliott showing wheels & a gear few power backs in college have on that TD run for Ohio State.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 13, 2015

Only a sophomore, Elliott will return to Ohio State next year as the Buckeyes could be the preseason No. 1 team in the country with he and a trio of talented quarterbacks vying for the starting job in Columbus next year.

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