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| Quarterback | Freshman |
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| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) |
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| High school: Wayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio |
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Braxton Miller is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Miller went to Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio. While there, he was named Mr. Football Award Finalist, and also competed in the UnderArmour All-American Game. He was also a letterman in basketball.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Braxton Miller QB |
Huber Heights, Ohio | Wayne High School | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.47 | Jun 3, 2010 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (QB) Rivals: 1 (QB), 1 (OH) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Miller committed to Ohio State on June 3, 2010. Miller also had scholarship offers from the University of Alabama, University of Cincinnati, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Illinois, University of Kentucky, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Notre Dame, University of Tennessee, University of Southern California, University of West Virginia, and the University of Wisconsin.[2]
Miller began the 2011 season as the backup to Joe Bauserman,[3] but saw action in the season opening game vs the University of Akron, where he completed 8 of 12 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.[4] Miller didn't play in the second game of the season, against the University of Toledo, due to coach, Luke Fickell's decision.[5] Miller played very little of third game of the season against the University of Miami. Miller was named the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes' week 4 game against Colorado University.[6] His first career start turned out to be the best performance of his young career, as he tossed 2 touchdown passes, while going just 5 for 13 for 83 yards in the game. He was also able to run for 83 yards in the game.[7] His second career start proved to not be so successful, as the Buckeyes lost 7-10 against Michigan State.[8] For the game, Miller completed only 5 of 10 passes for 56 yards with an interception. He also was sacked several times resulting in -27 yards rushing.[9] In his third start against Nebraska, Miller completed 5 of 9 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown,[10] before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the 3rd quarter.[11] The Buckeyes had built a 27-6 lead with Miller playing, but they went on to lose the game 34-27, with Bauserman leading the offense for the rest of the game.[12] The following week, the Buckeyes defeated No. 16 Illinois, 17-7.[13] Illinois was 6-0 coming into the contest, but could not stop the Buckeyes' ground game, as they ran for 211 yards, with Miller accounting for 34 of those yards. Miller only attempted four passes the entire game, completing only one, which was for a touchdown.[14] After their bye week Ohio State faced off against No. 15 Wisconsin and won on a last minute 40 yard touchdown pass by Miller. He was 7 of 12 for the game with one touchdown and had 99 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.[15] After the season, Miller became the seventh Ohio State player to take home the conference’s Freshman of the Year accolade. He finished the regular season ranked among the conference’s top 10 in total offense with 11 passing and seven rushing touchdowns to go with 1,692 total yards.[16]
As of week 12 of the 2011 season, Miller's statistics are as follows:[17]
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| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | Ohio State | 11 | 133.6 | 134 | 67 | 50.0 | 997 | 11 | 4 | 144 | 695 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 133.6 | 134 | 67 | 50.0 | 997 | 11 | 4 | 144 | 695 | 7 | |||
Miller has a 4-5 win/loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Ohio State.
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