Standout running back Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball 12 times for 222 yards and five touchdowns. He scored another touchdown on a punt return. It was the first time he fielded a punt in the game, as the Rams went out of their way to kick the ball away from the Ohio State recruit.
?I think they were trying to kick it out of bounds,? Elliott said with a grin.
Instead Elliott fielded the punt and patiently worked his way around his blockers and past would-be tacklers for the smoothest 65-yard punt return you ever did see.
?He?s one of the best athletes in St. Louis,? MICDS coach Josh Smith said.