Tag: Braxton Miller

Braxton Miller’s son has received his first scholarship offer

He’s not even in middle school yet! #GoBucks

There is no debate, Braxton Miller is one of the greatest pure athletes to ever lace ’em up for The Ohio State University. Who knows what his legacy would’ve been had he not got injured before the start of the 2014 season?

Now the question is — will Miller’s ultra-athletic genes be passed on to his children? One Division I head coach is banking on it. Former Ohio State offensive coordinator and current Florida Atlantic head coach, Tom Herman, has offered Miller’s son Landon a scholarship who is, get this … entering sixth grade!

It’s not the first time we’ve seen players get offers before they even get to high school, but it’s somewhat unheard of for a kid just out of elementary school. Of course, Herman has a history with Miller as he was on Ohio State’s staff for the final three years of Miller’s OSU career. Maybe he’s just throwing a former player a bone, or maybe he’s taking a gamble that if Landon is half as talented as his dad, he’s going to be pretty good.

Clearly, there is a lot of time left before anything would come to fruition. Landon Miller won’t graduate from high school until 2031 assuming he doesn’t reclassify. So many things can happen between now and then and my guess is, he’ll get many more looks and offers when the time is right.

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Florida Atlantic offers son of Braxton Miller, who is entering 6th grade, a scholarship

Tom Herman and FAU offered a scholarship to Braxton Miller’s son who is entering sixth grade

Tom Herman must be extremely confident he will be coaching Florida Atlantic for many years. That can be explained by his decision to offer the son of former Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller a scholarship. Landon Miller is about to enter … sixth grade.

It has been a big year already for the Millers as dad was selected to enter the Buckeyes Hall of Fame.

There is an Ohio State connection between the Millers and Herman. He was Braxton Miller’s OC from 2012-14 in Columbus.

Herman went 4-8 in his first season as head coach at FAU.

Ohio State running backs going into Ohio State Hall of Fame

Ohio State running back gets inducted into Ohio State Hall of Fame #GoBucks

The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame has announced their 2024 inductees and the list features many impressive names including the always phenomenal, Braxton Miller.

Another former football player that is being inducted that is simply not being talked about enough is Jeff Logan. The North Canton native was a vital part of four Big Ten Championship teams and was the backup to Archie Griffin before taking over the starting running back gig his last two seasons on campus.

Before departing Columbus, Logan was a team caption, All-Big Ten and also an academic All-American. He earned 2,026 yards during his Ohio State career from 1974 through 1977. An extremely underrated running back, I suggest everyone go find his highlight tape on YouTube or find the 1977 Orange Bowl, where his 36-yard touchdown run was a key moment in the win over Colorado.

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Former Ohio State star Braxton Miller selected to the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Congrats to B-Miller #GoBucks

Former human highlight reel and Buckeye quarterback/receiver Braxton Miller will be a part of the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024 according to new he shared on his X account Thursday night.

Those old enough remember Miller well. Out of Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, he came to OSU as a highly sought after quarterback recruited by Jim Tressel. It didn’t take long for Miller to show flashes of his playmaking ability, getting on the field during his freshman campaign in 2011 and eventually taking over the starting job before going on to win the Big Ten’s Quarterback, Offensive Player of the Year, and MVP in 2012 and 2013.

A shoulder injury derailed his season in 2014 when the Buckeyes won the national title, but he came back, switching to receiver in 2015 when he put the Virginia Tech Hokies in the spin cycle.

Miller was know for his ability to keep plays alive with his electric playmaking ability, often turning dead plays into positive gains with his ability to ad-lib. He’ll forever be known as one of the best to play under center in Columbus.

He eventually went on to play in the NFL, originally being drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the draft. He never really carved out a niche in the League however and was shipped around to the Eagles, Browns, and Panthers but was mostly relegated to practice squad duty.

Congratulations are indeed in order for a player that was awfully fun to watch in Scarlet and Gray.

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Highest rated Ohio State football players in college football video game history

Highest rated Ohio State football players in college football video game history #GoBucks

A teaser trailer dropped for the new upcoming EA Sports College Football video game and despite seeing very little gameplay and details, the anticipation is at an all-time high. At this point, gamers who have waited a decade just want the playoffs and transfer portal added and would be happy with the graphics from the past generation of consoles.

According to the trailer, we can expect a full reveal this May and the game to hit shelves this summer, but if you are like me, you are too much of a pessimist to believe it. Nonetheless, it is fun to take this opportunity to look back on some of the highest-rated Ohio State football players in this game’s history. The craziest part of this list is that a now current coach on the staff is tied as the highest Buckeye ever rated.

The last game came out in 2013 and it is a real shame we missed out on studs like Nick Bosa, Chase Young and of course C.J. Stroud, but it will be interesting to see who some of the top guys are this year.

Questions at quarterback? First-time Ohio State starters in recent years have been outstanding.

It’s been quite amazing really with the level of production first-year quarterbacks have had at Ohio State recently. #GoBucks

There’s a big question mark for Ohio State entering the 2023 season, and it has everything to do with who will take the place of outgoing, two-time Heisman finalist, CJ Stroud.

So far, there’s not been an answer to that because, according to head coach Ryan Day and the coaching staff, both Kyle McCord and Devin Brown have been worthy of time under center, with neither separating himself. Now just a week away from the first game of 2023, it’s looking like both will get playing time and that this thing is going to go into the season.

At some point though, you have to think either Brown or McCord is going to be named the starter. Either way, it’s a year in which Ohio State is ushering in a new player at the most important position on the field.

A lot of the national media has tempered expectations for the Buckeyes because of the unknowns at quarterback, even though OSU is still inside the top five in most preseason polls and opinion rankings.

But hold the phone. Is a new quarterback really a problem at Ohio State, especially under Ryan Day? Believe it or not — and most Buckeye fans know this — first-year quarterbacks at Ohio State have not only been solid, but surprisingly out of this world.

We thought we’d take a look at some of first-year starers over the most recent of years, because it’s really been quite amazing the level of production those guys have had.

Top five Ohio State quarterbacks of the last 10 years

Agree or disagree? What would your top five be?

We are starting a new series here at Buckeyes Wire. We are ranking the top Ohio State players at each position over the past 10 years. This includes the 2013 season, but no one who ended their Ohio State career earlier than that.

Up first: quarterbacks. It was a difficult ranking to make because the Buckeyes have been blessed with many star quarterbacks in recent memory. In fact, the top five quarterbacks on this list were in the top five in Heisman voting at least once in their career at Ohio State.

A case for any of these quarterbacks to be higher on the list can be made because everybody has different criteria. My criteria was to take into account what they accomplished with the team but focus primarily on the skills they brought to the table.

Now, let’s get to the list.

Fortnite Tournament features eight former Ohio State stars

#FortniteGame Tournament features eight former Ohio State stars #OvMFortnite #GoBucks

This Sunday, streaming superstar and Michigan football fanatic, NICKMERCS has partnered with Columbus’ own, eFuse and Epic Games to host one of the most exciting Fortnite tournaments in history and the first tournament to feature both current and former Ohio State and Michigan football players for up to $55,000 in prizes.

“Gaming deserves a place in rivalries as grand as this,” said Matthew Benson, CEO of eFuse. “Alongside our partners are Epic Games, we’re going big with a tournament featuring the rivalry’s biggest names, putting real money on the line and broadcasting this out to millions of viewers. Our proprietary platform was built exactly for major moments like this and we can’t wait to see how the gaming community responds.”

“Football and gaming have long been synonymous,” said Zach Beebe, Founder of NIL Management, a management and consulting agency supporting college football’s top stars. “The Rivalry Week Fortnite tournament is celebrating the past while looking to the future and building new traditions within gaming and modern entertainment. Our collegiate clients are super excited and can’t wait to battle. This series will be one for the history books!”

It gives me chills to think of this rivalry extending to yet another arena and my mouth dropped when Team Ohio State was announced. There will be 16 players on the roster, with eight being former stars and eight being current ones. To get you ready if you’re into this sort of thing (and you should be) here are eight former Buckeye stars jumping on the sticks to defend the great state of Ohio.

The tournament will air Sunday, November 20, at 7 p.m. ET on NICKMERCS’s MFAM Gauntlet Twitch channel: twitch.tv/mfamgauntlet.

Five of Ohio State football’s most memorable games vs. Penn State

Five of Ohio State football’s most memorable games vs. Penn State #GoBucks

The Ohio State Buckeyes will face the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 37th time in program history on Saturday at noon ET. Against its conference opponent, Ohio State is 22-14.

The largest margin of victory for the Buckeyes came in 2013 when Ohio State put the hammer down, 63-14, with Urban Meyer as head coach. The largest margin of victory for Penn State came in 1994 when the Nittany Lions won, 63-14.

The first meeting between the two programs was in 1912 when the Buckeyes lost to Penn State, 37-0. The longest win streak by Ohio State against the Nittany Lions is five. The active streak dates to 2017.

But what are some of the most memorable meetings between the two? Here are five of them as we take you down memory lane.

Highest rated Ohio State football players in “NCAA Football” video game history

Highest rated Ohio State Buckeyes in NCAA video game history #GoBucks #NCAAFootball

The NCAA video game series has been a pillar in many households since 1998 and for some even before that during the days of “Bill Walsh College Football.” It was downright devastating when EA Sport stopped producing the game after “NCAA ’14.”

The game — or a version thereof — is scheduled to return in time for the 2023 season and I just simply can’t wait. It got me wondering who the ten highest-rated Ohio State football players were in the video game’s history. It is important to remember that no names were used for the rosters, but we can make some safe assumptions that QB No. 2 would have been Terrelle Pryor. It’s part of the reason EA Sports had to stop making the game.

Another item of note is that it is extremely hard to find any rosters before the 2004 version, but I feel I exhausted my options and found the best results. I also want to note that the first “Bill Walsh College Football” game didn’t even have Ohio State and instead had an odd copycat team named Columbus. There were no individual player ratings and therefore that game was not used. Oh, and don’t forget, NCAA games were labeled a year in advance so the 2005 version of the game is actually for the 2004 season. Got it? No, maybe — sort of?

Let’s move forward anyway with the top ten rated Ohio State football players in the history of the “NCAA Football” video game franchise.