Braxton Miller Is the Only One Who Can End Transfer Rumors

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the college football offseason enters its dog days of summer, everybody seems to be voicing an opinion about Braxton Miller.

Everybody, that is, except for Miller himself.

Rumors of the Ohio State quarterback taking advantage of his ability as a graduate transfer have been attached to his name ever since last fall, when J.T. Barrett—and then Cardale Jones—stepped up in his injury-induced absence during the Buckeyes’ run to the national title. The rumblings hit a peak during the postseason, with high-profile names like Oregon, Florida State, Alabama and LSU all being attached but never amounting to more than message-board fodder.

And now that spring football is over and fall camp sits nearly two months away, all indications appear to be that Miller will return to Ohio State for an unprecedented quarterback competition.

“I am pretty confident,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said at the Big Ten meetings on Tuesday, via the Big Ten Network’s Tom Dienhart. “Any kid could flip. In my conversation, which was well before spring ball started and he was rehabbing, he was committed to coming back. He was taking courses and coming back. I don’t have any reason to believe he won’t be back.”

Smith’s answer sounded a lot like Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer’s response to a similar query during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show in April.

Obviously, young people or anyone is allowed to change their mind. I…

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