The first piece of the Big Ten puzzle is in place, as Ohio State edged Michigan State at Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 17-16.
Braxton Miller was, unsurprisingly, the king of the day. He went 16-of-23 through the air for 179 yards, with a score and a pick. He rushed 23 more times for 136 yards.
But that doesn’t tell the story of his day. Not even a little bit.
On three different occasions, Miller appeared to be possibly injured—and twice seriously so. Early in the first quarter, Miller was hit late out of bounds and careened headfirst into an equipment cart. He checked out with the trainers and came back into the game on the next Ohio State possession.
That’s one scare.
Later in the first half, Miller found himself at the bottom of a pile after a Michigan State player came flying in late on a tackle. Suffering the brunt of the impact was DE Will Gholston, who lay motionless on top of Miller, who was also not getting up. Miller ended up being fine. He just, you know, had…
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