Columbus - Braxton Miller, the quarterback Ohio State has targeted to follow Terrelle Pryor, will announce his college choice Thursday at noon, according to several recruiting outlets. The Buckeyes offered Miller a scholarship -- telling him he was the player they wanted to succeed Pryor -- when he was a sophomore at Wayne High School in Huber Heights, which...
Columbus - Braxton Miller, the quarterback Ohio State has targeted to follow Terrelle Pryor, will announce his college choice Thursday at noon, according to several recruiting outlets.
The Buckeyes offered Miller a scholarship -- telling him he was the player they wanted to succeed Pryor -- when he was a sophomore at Wayne High School in Huber Heights, which is outside of Dayton.
Now Miller, finishing his junior year, is ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in the Class of 2011 by Scout.com and No. 2 by Rivals.com, and he has offers from Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame and Southern Cal.
At 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, with a 40 time in the 4.45 range, Miller is generally considered to be a step below Pryor in terms of athleticism as a high school prospect but more advanced as a thrower and overall quarterback.
Pryor was the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2008 and took over the starting job in the fourth game of his freshman season with the Buckeyes.
Miller could be a candidate to start as a freshman if Pryor leaves for the NFL after his junior season, or Miller could wait under Pryor for a year and then be expected to take the job.
The other quarterbacks on the Ohio State roster, who weren't nearly as highly recruited, are redshirt junior Joe Bauserman, redshirt freshman Kenny Guiton and incoming freshman Taylor Graham.