In most circumstances, a player like Braxton Miller wouldn’t be suiting up for Ohio State this fall. A torn labrum in 2014 sidelined him before he even had a chance to compete. Ohio State barely felt his absence, which is remarkable considering the type of athlete Miller is. But J.T. Barrett stepped up and powered the Buckeyes in the regular season. When Barrett went down with an injury, third string QB Cardale Jones would go on to win a national championship.
And Miller, injured, was left watching.
That brings us to the summer of 2015. Ohio State has three of the best quarterbacks in the nation, and one rather large problem. Who starts?
Miller looked at that question and provided a remarkably insightful answer. He told Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel that he would be moving to receiver and H-back.
“For the most part, it’s going to be H-Back and punt return,” Miller said in a phone interview on Thursday night. “It’s a long process to get back totally to throwing and throwing every day. This is the smarter thing for right now, God blessed me with a lot of talent and different opportunities. I’m going to have fun with that and still score a lot of touchdowns and help the team out and be dominant at that.”
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