Urban Meyer didn’t lean one way or the other Sunday when talking about the quarterback battle between Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett, but he did provide some insight into something the Buckeyes have in their playbook. The Braxton Miller double pass. MORE: Best/worst cases for Top 25 teams | 50 best players | Cardale’s adorable daughter Sure, it sounds like a no-brainer: Former Heisman-contending QB-turned-receiver provides Meyer’s offense with another weapon opponents must defend. Meyer was discussing the team being cautious with Miller during the first week of practice and revealed this: “Braxton taking contact isn’t an issue,” Meyer told reporters. “He’s taken a lot of contact over his career. We want to make sure that shoulder’s healed. We were going to run a double pass the other day, so I want to be sure that he’s ready to throw, too. So we’re going to keep throwing him this week.” Meyer said that Miller — like any player transitioning to receiver where you run a lot in practice — experienced some muscle tightness but that was to be expected. Miller expressed his enthusiasm for his new role to reporters — and what he said has to excite Buckeye fans. “I’m going to be in the backfield too. It’s going to be fun man…
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