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WATCH: Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott breaks off long TD run with a kick

Published Oct. 3, 2015 6:37 p.m. ET

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On a day when Ohio State's offense was off and on, Ezekiel Elliott came to the rescue.

And the Buckeyes running back did it with some flair.

There was another hurdling of a tackler in the first half, but it was in the third quarter of Saturday's 34-27 win over Indiana that the junior RB pulled out a new move, breaking off a 65-yard touchdown run that put the Buckeyes on top.

Elliott initially had a huge hole to get the yardage he needed to convert a fourth down, but it appeared an Indiana defender might cut him down after a medium gain.

But then the 20-year-old made like Walter Payton with a move that looked an awful like the Chicago Bears great's "show pony kick."

The run gave Ohio State a 20-17 lead late in the third quarter in Bloomington. But it was just the beginning of a scoring binge in the last 20 minutes of the game.

Ohio State looked like it might be ready to pull away when Elliott ripped off another long run — this one 75 yards — with 10:24 left in the fourth quarter to put the Buckeyes up 34-20. 

Indiana backup quarterback Zander Diamont nearly led the Hoosiers to a game-tying score in the closing seconds, but his desperation pass was knocked away in the end zone as time expired.

Elliott finished with a career-best 274 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries.

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