Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott asks out Taylor Swift, who's performing in Columbus

Published Sep. 17, 2015 10:03 a.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Well it's probably a much better tactic than sliding into her DMs.

Elsewhere, Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones has been crushing hard on Ronda Rousey via Twitter. I guess being the champs affords the stars a certain cachet.

@taylorswift13 I see your in town tonight want to grab something to eat after their concert ? ?
— EzekielElliott#⃣1⃣5⃣ (@EzekielElliott) September 17, 2015