The much-talked-about Ohio State quarterback competition was reduced to a two-man race after Braxton Miller said Thursday that he is changing positions this year. Miller told SI.com that concerns about his throwing shoulder prompted his decision to switch to H-back/wide receiver. The two-time Big Ten player of the year missed last season after he reinjured the shoulder during fall camp and underwent a second surgery. “For the most part, it’s going to be H-back and punt return,” Miller told SI. “It’s a long process to get back totally to throwing and throwing every day. 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.” The Buckeyes were prepared to enter fall camp with Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones battling for the starting job in one of the most compelling storylines in college football this year. Miller, a redshirt senior, said several times in the past few months that he would not leave Ohio State for another school despite being eligible as a graduate transfer and the Buckeyes’ abundance of talent at quarterback. In April, Miller discussed the move to receiver/H-back with strength coach Mickey Marotti and then with coach Urban Meyer…
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