Updated JUN 24, 2015 4:37p ET Editor’s note: The following question was featured in Stewart Mandel’s June 24 Mailbag. Click here for the full Mailbag, and send future questions to stewart.mandel@fox.com. *** If you were Urban Meyer, what would you do with Braxton Miller if he isn’t named starting quarterback (or part of a two-QB system)? Position switch? If so — where? I think folks forget sometimes how dynamic of an athlete he is. — Brian, Cleveland Without question, it will be the toughest part of sorting out that derby. Cardale Jones is no risk to transfer if he doesn’t win the job. J.T. Barrett still has three years of eligibility and is all but assured to regain the job in 2016. (And I find it hard to believe Meyer won’t play him extensively this year as it is.) But what do you do with a two-time Big Ten player of the year who was once the lifeblood of the program, stayed loyal when he easily could have transferred and put in 18 months of rehab to be able to play one last season? Tell him to go hold a clipboard all year? Knowing Meyer, I don’t think he could stomach that. Much will depend on the health of Miller’s shoulder. He’s attempting to come back from an injury that’s far more serious than many initially realized. But it’s a different story if Miller is a picture of health but simply can’t perform at the same level as Jones and/or Barrett. He is indeed a special athlete. Ohio State essentially ran the option with he and Carlos Hyde in 2013, with Miller rushing for 1,068 yards. …
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