When Braxton Miller announced his move from quarterback to wide receiver, he had a clear vision of bringing his electric playmaking ability to the perimeter. As a former Heisman Trophy candidate and two-time Big Ten MVP, he certainly has the confidence and the history to make that claim.
“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,” Miller said of his transition, according to Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated. He later added, “It’s going to be electric. We had a great season last year, but we didn’t see anyone do off-the-wall type stuff. I’m sure guys miss seeing an explosive, 60-yard shake-and-bake run every once in a while.”
But Miller was making a leap. While he proved himself as one college football’s best big-play threats in his three years at quarterback, he hadn’t taken a single rep as a wide receiver at the collegiate or high school level. And the Buckeyes are loaded at wideout—particularly at the H-back position he’s moving to—so he had a lot to prove during fall camp.
That was a sentiment head coach Urban Meyer echoed when Miller announced the move.
“We won’t know enough until practice starts how we can use him and what he can do,” Meyer said of Miller, according to Doug Lesmerises of the Plain Dealer. “I just don’t know. He’s a great athlete, but he’s never caught a pass for us. So we’ll know more and we have plenty…
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