Ohio State Football: Braxton Miller Rivaling Geno Smith for Heisman Award

Ohio State Buckeyes QB Braxton Miller is building a convincing campaign for the Heisman Trophy, rivaling unquestioned front-runner Geno Smith for college football’s most prestigious individual award.

Both signal-callers are dual threats, but Smith is much more of a polished pocket passer and looks to pass far more than run. That is where Miller differs from his West Virginia Mountaineers counterpart, as he is arguably the most agile running quarterback since Michael Vick in his heyday at Virginia Tech.

What must be taken into account, though, is that the personnel surrounding Miller and the stage of development he’s in dictates that he needs to run more.

Miller has the arm talent to develop into a stellar passer with more consistent accuracy, but is still picking up the new offense.

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