If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are an Ohio State football fan. If so, the Braxton Miller spin move against Virginia Tech needs no introduction. It’s a replay that plays over and over in video cut-ups and GIFs everywhere.
Oh, and by the way, today (Monday), Septemeber 7 just so happens to be the five-year anniversary of jaws dropping nationally at what a former quarterback did switching to H-back in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Miller and his former head coach Urban Meyer discussed that play with FOX College Football’s Rob Stone in the latest edition of Ring Chronicles, and we got to find out how much that moment meant to B-Miller.
“It was probably one of the best moments of my life — honestly,” Miller told Stone. “Without that, I don’t know if I went as high as I did in the draft as a receiver or athlete.”
But what went into the play? What did Miller see as it unfolded? He alluded to it being all about instincts.
“I remember we were coming out of the huddle, and it was a sweep. It was an H-back sweep, but who knows what to expect, man,” Miller said. “I was supposed to go to the C gap, and I went way out there to the Z gap. I just turned it on, man. It was like a moment in my life that slowed down for me. Honestly, I did see those two guys coming and something just told me to spin.”
"It was probably one of the best moments in my life."
5 years ago today, @OhioStateFB's @BraxtonMiller5 pulled off one of the most iconic spin moves of all time 🌪 pic.twitter.com/W2f2xkPtr6
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 7, 2020
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You hear that a lot from superstar athletes. A lot of time moves aren’t premeditated but something takes over in the moment. For someone as dynamic as what Miller was out in open space, being creative and making something happen like a generational spin move just came naturally.
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