Urban Meyer has good news for Ohio State fans.
During his weekly press conference, Meyer said Braxton Miller has a sore neck, but the coach expects his star quarterback to play against Penn State this week. Even better, Miller will hit the field with team tomorrow for practice in preparation of the game this Saturday.
“All the test results came back negative, which is positive,” Meyer said. “He is very sore, he has a sore neck. We expect him to practice tomorrow.”
Miller’s availability for the Penn State game looked very much in doubt Saturday afternoon when the sophomore quarterback was brought down hard at the end of a 37-yard run in the third quarter against Purdue.
Miller was on the turf for over four minutes before members of the medical training staff gingerly helped him off the field. He was carted back to the locker room after failing to stand without assistance, and was later transported to the Wexner Medical Center located nearby Ohio Stadium.
Urban Meyer isn’t going to win every game he coaches at OSU, but Saturday in Columbus the Buckeyes somehow delayed the inevitable for another week. Ohio State rallied behind their backup quarterback with eight points in the final seconds to tie Purdue, and went on to beat the Boilermakers in overtime 29-22, to stay unbeaten at 8-0. Braxton Miller was knocked out of the game after three quarters, and the Buckeyes trailed most of the day, but Kenny Guiton came on and managed to snatch improbable victory from what looked like certain defeat. 
The No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) will take the field this Saturday looking to establish, well, anything resembling a competent defense.
- Saturday, October 20, 2012
