COLUMBUS, Ohio – Braxton Miller is coming back for one final shot.
The junior quarterback announced Thursday night through the university he will return for his senior season with the Buckeyes. The 6’2”, 215-pounder had been contemplating jumping into the NFL draft a year early.
“I want to help this team win a Big Ten championship next year…And I want to graduate, so this will help get me closer to my academic goal,” the two-time Big Ten MVP said in his statement.
Miller will find himself the lone upperclassmen at the quarterback spot, with only third-year sophomore Cardale Jones and red-shirt freshman J.T. Barrett listed on the roster. Jones took snaps in only three games this past season while Barrett ran the scout team.
Since taking over during a 6-7 season in 2012, Miller has started for almost three full seasons. Under coach Urban Meyer he led the Buckeyes to a school-record 24 consecutive wins before losses in the Big Ten championship game to Michigan State and Orange Bowl to Clemson.
Even though he missed almost three full games with a sprained knee in 2013, he passed for 2,094 yards and 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions and ran for 1,068 yards and 12 scores.
Miller needs 2,256 passing yards to top Art Schlichter’s school-record total of 7,547 and six more touchdown passes to top Bobby Hoying’s record total of 57.