We have something of a developing situation in Columbus, where the Ohio State Buckeyes are now 3-0 with the highest AP rank of any Big Ten team thus far. Granted, the Buckeyes are only No. 16, but they’re still on track for a very good season, and the man at the center of Ohio State’s success is sophomore QB Braxton Miller.
Ah, but for as good as Miller and his statistics can be, there’s one purely insurmountable barrier for the Buckeyes this year: a one-year postseason ban that takes Ohio State out of the picture for a bowl game, the Big Ten championship and consideration by the USA Today Coaches Poll since it’s a factor in the BCS. So with Ohio State on the sidelines of postseason glory, does this take Miller out of the Heisman picture?
On its face, the postseason ban shouldn’t affect Heisman voting in the slightest. After all, the Heisman Trophy is awarded after the conference championships are played, so the voters aren’t coming into the voting process having watched everyone…
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