Braxton Miller Injury: How Much Running Is Too Much for a Quarterback?

Braxton Miller is a tough son of a gun, apparently, as he’s not expected to miss a start after a frightening collision with the turf left him visibly woozy and sent him to the hospital near the end of the third quarter in Saturday’s 29-22 win over Purdue.

Miller’s head, neck and shoulder tests all checked out at the hospital and he was released symptom-free that afternoon, so he’s good to go, but we’re starting to see something of a trend here with Ohio State: Braxton Miller needing medical attention after he’s slow to get up following a rush.

Now, the thing with Braxton Miller is he’s not getting used like Tim Tebow. Not many of his rushes are designed keepers between the tackles. Those “tough yards” are the domain of tailbacks like Carlos Hyde and Rod Smith—and even Zach Boren before he was moved to linebacker.

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