Braxton Miller’s decision to stay at Ohio State, quelling months-long transfer rumblings once and for all, was the best thing that could have happened to the Buckeyes’ quarterback competition.
For that matter, it’s one of the best things that could have happened to college football. Why? One of the single best storylines in the sport this year is a full go. It is, as they say, officially on with Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones.
The circumstances are rare: A defending national champion with great odds to repeat is hosting a high-profile position battle with not two, but three players who could probably start, and win, anywhere. It doesn’t get much more dramatic than that.
But while Ohio State’s three-man race for the starting job is great football theater, it also has an unfortunate side, which is that two deserving, talented players are going to be disappointed with the outcome. Competing is part of football, and all three players agreed to the possibility of not starting when they opted to return for the 2015 season. That won’t make the inevitable sting any less painful for two of them, however.
Since we’ve seen what all three can do, and the kind of people they can be, there’s a good amount of empathy for them in this scenario. Ultimately, though, head coach Urban Meyer must determine who’s going to give this team the best chance to repeat as national champs.
Undoubtedly, Jones is the quarterback feeling the most pressure…
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