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QB/WR Braxton Miller (B1G POY, National Champion, OSU HOF)

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Braxton Miller will get chance to learn from Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, quarterback Terrelle Pryor
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
June 04, 2010

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Jan Underwood / Dayton Daily News
Braxton Miller is ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 quarterback in the Class of 2011 by every major recruiting service in the country.

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The question was when Jim Tressel might think about retiring. Huber Heights Wayne football coach Jay Minton wanted to make sure that his quarterback, Braxton Miller, would get the total Tressel treatment if he chose to be a Buckeye.


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Jan Underwood / Dayton Daily News
Braxton Miller shows off his latest tattoo Thursday after announcing his intent to attend Ohio State.

The Braxton Miller file
High school: Huber Heights Wayne, just outside Dayton.
Position: Quarterback.
Ht. / Wt.: 6-3, 195 pounds.
Career stats: 225-of-408 passing (55 percent) for 2,628 yards; 938 rushing yards.
Recruiting rankings
Rivals: No. 56 player, No. 2 QB.
Scout: No. 4 player, No. 1 QB.
ESPN: No. 16 player, No. 2 QB.
MaxPreps: No. 8 player, No. 1 QB.
Scholarship offers: More than 40, including Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, USC, Notre Dame and Michigan.
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"You don't get the coach Tressel full effect in a year," Minton said. "He does a great job of having his quarterbacks progress."

In March, Tressel answered that question for now, signing a contract extension to take him through the 2014 season, which would be Miller's senior season in Columbus.

On Wednesday, Miller proved he had no doubts, giving an oral commitment to the Buckeyes on the last day of his junior year of high school in the Dayton suburbs.

From Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, to Terrelle Pryor, the top overall recruit in the Class of 2008 and a rising Heisman candidate, to Miller, this officially qualifies as a trend of Tressel tying his reputation to talented, dual-threat quarterbacks.

"Once I get there and start to shine at Ohio State, we're going to win a national championship," Miller said, unable to stop smiling through most answers after announcing his choice in a ceremony on the stage of his high school auditorium.

Miller will either compete for the job as a freshman in 2011 if Pryor leaves for the NFL after his junior year, or watch and learn from Pryor, the senior. Minton believes Pryor has a good chance to leave if his junior year is a good one, but he's hoping he sticks around as a tutor.

"In my selfish world for Braxton, I hope that Terrelle stays because he can learn a lot from Terrelle," Minton said.

That's because Miller, about 3 inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter than Pryor, brings most of the same skills Smith and Pryor showed off in Ohio Stadium.

Growing up, Miller's favorite Buckeye was Eddie George, and he said he thinks he runs like him. But he wants to establish himself as a thrower, and he is more refined than Pryor was in high school.

As with Pryor, the ability to work in a varied pro-style offense was important to Miller's ultimate goal, which is to be the top pick in the NFL Draft.

"It's a good system for quarterbacks," said Braxton's father, Kevin, who caught a replay of Troy Smith's performance in the 2006 Michigan game recently and remembered how wide open the OSU offense was then under a senior. "You want to develop everything that you have, not just the spread."
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Braxton Miller will get chance to learn from Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, quarterback Terrelle Pryor | cleveland.com


Passion for playing QB led Miller to OSU
Wayne star wants to develop into ?total quarterback,? his father says.
By Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer
Friday, June 4, 2010

HUBER HEIGHTS ? Braxton Miller walked toward the group of reporters, many of whom cover Ohio State and drove to Huber Heights expecting the announcement, and raised the left sleeve of his bright red Wayne High School polo shirt.

There it was, in ink. Still clearly fresh, the tattoo of the Ohio State symbol Block O with a buckeye leaf stretched up his left shoulder.

He had it done Wednesday night, June 2, the day before he announced at a news conference at the Wayne auditorium that he would take his highly rated and considerable athletic skills to Ohio State beginning in 2011. Rated by some as the top quarterback recruit in his class in the nation, Miller chose the Buckeyes over many of the country?s top football powers and will continue a relationship with Ohio State that began when he first attended an OSU camp in sixth grade.

Miller said the Buckeyes first talked with him in the eighth grade, and they offered him a scholarship during his sophomore year of high school. With his choice of big-time programs, Miller made his commitment to become the 12th member of OSU?s Class of 2011 well before his senior season.

?I just wanted to get it out of the way, get it off my chest, get the pressure out of the way,? said Miller, who has passed for 2,628 yards and run for 938 with 50 combined touchdowns as the three-year Wayne starter, although he has missed nine of 33 games due to injury. ?The recruiting process was real nice, but I just wanted to settle down and be committed to my school.?

One of the main reasons Miller chose the Buckeyes, he said, was to remain a quarterback and develop at the position. OSU told him he was the only quarterback in his class the school was recruiting.

?We wanted to find a place where the system would develop him as a total quarterback, not just a system quarterback,? said Miller?s father, Kevin, who attended the news conference along with Miller?s mother (Kelly), older brother and sister (Breyon and Bailey) and niece (Makiah).
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Passion for playing QB led Miller to OSU
QB inks his commitment, literally
Friday, June 4, 2010
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio - Braxton Miller reached for the Notre Dame hat first, then put it aside. Next came the Georgia and Alabama caps, which he also quickly discarded. Finally, it was Ohio State and Florida. He faked a look at the cap with the F on it but then reached for the one with the block O and put it on his head.

Miller, a 6-foot-3, 203-pounder considered the top quarterback prospect nationally by Scout.com, wanted to build the drama at a news conference to announce his college choice. But most everyone in attendance in Huber Heights Wayne's auditorium thought they already knew his choice.

His tattoo artist knew for sure.

"It looks pretty good, doesn't it?" Miller said after he rolled up his left sleeve to reveal a large block O tattoo on his shoulder and upper arm. "I just got it."
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...qb-inks-his-commitment-literally.html?sid=101

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuQjS9KruoA]YouTube - Miller picks Ohio State[/ame]
 
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The anxious waiting and agonizing moments over this recruit is comparible to the moments that we experienced when Terrelle Pryor made his choice to select Ohio State. The only difference that i see is, are we going to expect more out of Miller than what we did with Pryor. Just asking here. Pryor is only a junior with 2 seasons to play for Ohio State. I wonder what is going thru the minds of Pryor and Guyton when they read of this.
 
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Just watching him throw the ball I think he has the best chance out of any QB we maybe have ever had to be an amazing PRO QB. Ohio state has produced many probowlers at every position except QB, He has the best chance in my mind to change that.
Thats no slights against Pryor, pryor has the potential to take us to 2 national championships and can be the best college QB we will ever have.
 
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NJ-Buckeye;1711673; said:
I've seen various heights posted for Braxton... which source is the best?
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Whichever one is right - and that's the long and short of it.

Seriously, and I'm just guessing, but it seems likely that numbers like 6-2 and 185 lbs are from an earlier measure than 6-3.5 199 lbs - at least I'm giving 6-3.5 short odds of being on the money.
 
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