COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first reaction went something like, “This is actually happening.”
The second reaction? “What’s going to be the outcome?”
Shock wave might be too strong of a descriptor, but Braxton Miller certainly sent a ripple through the college football world on Thursday when he confirmed to Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch that he plans on remaining at Ohio State for the 2015 season.
And not only does the two-time Big Ten MVP intend on staying in Columbus, but Miller says that it’s his initial goal is to reclaim his starting spot as the Buckeyes starting quarterback as he returns from a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder that ended his 2014 season before it ever began.
“The first thing in mind is being a quarterback, and just be smart about what I do,” Miller told the Dispatch in his first public comments since re-injuring his shoulder last August. “If any competition wants to come my way, I’ve just got to be smart about things and just stay looking forward.”
Only it’s not a matter of “if” competition will come Miller’s way—that competition is already there.
In officially returning to Ohio State, Miller now joins J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones in what will be an unprecedented quarterback derby in Columbus, one where all three participants could argue equal claims to the starting job. Miller announcing his return to OSU was the final step in confirming the situation would come to fruition, as rumors…
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