COLUMBUS, Ohio — A few minutes into his meeting with the media on Thursday, Cardale Jones was asked what he thinks is going on in Braxton Miller’s head as he attempts to rehab from an injury while preparing for an unprecedented quarterback battle.
Jones was honest, admitting it was a tough question for him to answer.
“I have no clue. No clue at all,” Jones responded. “He always comes out here with a great smile, and he’s always leading guys in a positive direction, but I don’t know what he’s thinking.”
And at the moment, neither does anyone else.
Ohio State quarterbacks were scheduled to meet with the media on Thursday after the Buckeyes took part in their second practice of the spring session. But while it was originally anticipated by OSU officials that Miller would talk to reporters, he opted to return to the OSU locker room, leaving Jones and J.T. Barrett to answer about his future.
“I think it’s ridiculous, honestly,” Barrett said of speculation Miller would use his ability as a graduate transfer to take his talents elsewhere this offseason.
It very well may be. But there’s no reason why Miller couldn’t have been the one to say so.
Miller hasn’t spoken publicly since tearing the labrum in his throwing shoulder last summer, bringing an end to his 2014 season before it ever got started. That’s not necessarily uncommon, as injured players don’t have reason to comment on a season they aren’t taking part in, but Miller’s refusal to talk on Thursday raised…
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