Report: Ohio State’s Miller shifting from QB to receiver | Bellingham Herald

Braxton Miller is shifting from quarterback to receiver, whittling Ohio State’s QB competition to two star passers. Miller told SI.com on Thursday night that he plans to start the season in the H-back position and also hopes to return punts. He had surgery to repair of torn labrum in his throwing shoulder before the start of last season and sat out while J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones led the Buckeyes to their first national title since 2002. “It’s a long process to get back totally to throwing and throwing every day,” Miller told SI.com. “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.” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer told The Columbus Dispatch that Miller was premature in talking about his position switch. “I haven’t made those decisions yet,” Meyer told the newspaper. “It’s a little bit jumping the gun here. Braxton came to see me. …

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