ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 12: Running back Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs the ball in the first quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Ohio State enters the college football season with more star power than any school in the country but the preseason No. 1 team in the country will only be capitalizing on the jersey sales of one of those stars this season, Ezekiel Elliott. The university, following the lead of a handful of other programs, will discontinue the sale of all jerseys aside for No. 1 and No. 15, the latter intended to be a reference to the calendar year, according to an report from the New York Times last week. It’s a cautious approach by the university as the Ed O’Bannon case – one determining the legitimacy of universities profiting on the commercial use of athlete’s names and likeness – sits in federal appeals court. The NCAA has never allowed names to be printed on the back of university-licensed jerseys, but any number could be sold. If a fan wants to support Cardale Jones (No. 12), Darron Lee (No. 43) or Joey Bosa (No. 97) by donning their jersey, they better act while supplies last…
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