No one can deny that Saturday’s Ohio State game vs UCF could have been named “The Braxton Miller Show!” With three rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown, Miller was finally starting to look like the type of quarterback Buckeye fans are used to seeing. Following the game, it came as little surprise that Miller had finally made the list of candidates for the Heisman trophy.
Braxton personally had a great game against the Knights; he passed for 155 yards, 18 out of 24 completions. It was great seeing him throw the ball regularly throughout the game, but everyone knows his real strength is running. Saturday, Miller had 27 carries for 141 yards and three touchdowns. He was picking up the slack after Carlos Hyde left the game with a sprained MCL, but he still rushed for 108 yards MORE than the next highest rusher (Philly Brown for 33 yards).
“Everything they talk about Braxton Miller is accurate,” UCF coach George O’ Leary said. “He can make you look very foolish. At times he did w...
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