Wayne star QB opts for Ohio State

By Kyle Nagel

Dayton Daily News

HUBER HEIGHTS

Braxton Miller walked toward the group of reporters 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 the a buckeye leaf stretched up his left shoulder.

He had it done Wednesday night, the day before he announced at a news conference that he would take his highly-rated and considerable athletic skills to Ohio State 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.

“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, despite missing nine of 33 games to injury.

One of the main reasons Miller chose the Buckeyes, he said, was to stay a quarterback and develop at the position.

“We wanted to find a place where the system would develop him as a total quarterback,” said Miller’s father, Kevin.