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Ezekiel Elliott's Father, Stacy, Transitions to Staffer Role for Ohio State

If you've been to a football game or any other Ohio State football event in the last three years, chances are you've bumped into Stacy Elliott.

While his son Ezekiel was shredding defenses for the Buckeyes, Stacy, a former linebacker for the Missouri Tigers, was embracing his self-appointed role as an ambassador of goodwill for the Ohio State football program.

He was everywhere at all times in Columbus after moving up to help support Zeke while he was at OSU. High-fiving fans, posing for photos, signing autographs – all with a 100-watt smile and high praise for Urban Meyer, whom he credits with helping to shape Ezekiel into the man and player he'd become.