COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An old-school tailback on a new-age, power-spread assembly line, Mike Weber can’t be nailed down with just a single comparison.
The bruising rushing style screams Carlos Hyde. The willingness to chip in as a lead blocker or sacrifice his body in pass protection is a reminder he served as an understudy to Ezekiel Elliott.
But the video tapes Ohio State’s latest star rusher watched as he cultivated a running style prominently featured Walter Payton. And growing up in Michigan, he counts Barry Sanders as a golf buddy and occasional confidant.