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We may not have any Ohio State football to observe so far this year, but that won’t stop us from looking back.
And on that note, in case you didn’t know what today was, we’re here to remind you. Exactly five years ago on September 7, the Buckeyes traveled to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on a Hokie team that had upset the apple cart just a year earlier in Columbus. It was a revenge game even though that loss ended up being just a road bump on the way to a national title at the end of the 2014 campaign.
If you remember that season, all eyes and interests were on which quarterback would grab the starting reigns of the program and who would get the bulk of the minutes in-game between Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett. One of the other combatants in the hotly contested three-headed quarterback race was Braxton Miller, who shocked everyone and switched to wide receiver because of a lingering injury to his throwing shoulder.
As Ohio State and Virginia Tech began to take the field, nobody could have imagined what would transpire and become an iconic highlight played over and over in video cut-ups and GIFs.
The No. 1 Buckeyes won the game easily, but the game will be more known for what happened on 1st and 10 from the OSU 47-yard line late in the 3rd quarter.
We don’t have to tell you what happened when Braxton Miller took the ball, but just for a reminder, this played out.
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Miller putting the entire Hokie defense in a spin cycle and took it all the way to the house. And we’ve re-lived it ever since, and will for a long time to come.
I remember watching the game live, and it’s one of the rare times when my jaw literally dropped at watching that iconic moment. It was just a reflex reaction to something you just couldn’t believe your eyes witnessed.
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