© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation The former signal-callers are hoping to follow the blueprint set forth by powerhouse IMG Academy. Former Ohio State quarterbacks Troy Smith and Braxton Miller reportedly head a group that is interested in purchasing the former site of Urbana University with the idea of converting it into a prep school, similar to that IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. “My uncle, Paul, reached out to me about the acquisition with the campus shutting down,” Miller told Marcus Hartman of the Springfield News-Sun. “It was a great opportunity to make my dream come true to have a school in the Midwest, do something big in the Midwest, to bring sports to the Midwest in that format.” The school, which would be called Urbana Prep and Sports Institute, would replace Urbana University, which shutdown last year due to challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The campus covers…
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