It’s Time to Believe Urban Meyer: Braxton Miller Will Return to Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Friday didn’t mark the first time Urban Meyer stated Braxton Miller would be back at Ohio State for the 2015 season.

But it did mark the first time the Buckeyes head coach did so adamantly, without attaching a qualifier to his proclamation.

Ever since J.T. Barrett emerged—and Cardale Jones after him—in Miller’s absence during Ohio State’s run to the national championship, rumors have swirled that Miller would use his ability as a graduate transfer to spend the final season of his college career somewhere else. During a press conference promoting OSU’s “Real Life Wednesdays” program on Friday, Meyer took his biggest step toward squashing the speculation.

“He’s playing for Ohio State next fall,” Meyer said of Miller. “I don’t know where that comes from.”

Those rumors—some legitimate, some unfounded—have stemmed from the uncertainty surrounding Miller’s health following a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, the presence of the two other qualified and younger quarterbacks on the Buckeyes depth chart, and Miller’s reluctance to speak to the media or publicly comment on his future. Even when Meyer was asked about the subject on previous occasions, he never seemed to be fully confident Miller would be back in Columbus this fall.

Such was the case in January, when Miller vaguely indicated at Ohio State’s national title celebration that he’d be joining the Buckeyes on their championship defense in the fall. Speaking to…

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