Buckeyes training camp day number one in the books

What could have happened had he stayed for one more season?

Ohio State’s freshman class ranked sixth in the country, according to ESPN’s rankings.

Saban and his staff have been the most dominant recruiters in the country. By the time his junior season came around Ross was a key staple on a team that had lost leading scorer DeShaun Thomas. The team averaged 44.8 points per game and over 500 yards per game.

And with H-backs Jalin Marshall and Dontre Wilson as well as wide receiver Corey Smith suspended for the Buckeyes’ battle with the Hokies, the reality is that Ohio State may need Miller to do more than just look the part sooner than originally thought.

Ohio State’s Cardale Jones has done a poor job keeping his crush on Ronda Rousey a secret. That is when Jones took over in the biggest games and led OSU to the title. Shortly after Bell committed, he said, “We’re gonna try to beat ‘Bama and everything, so we’re gonna meet them at the national championship”.

>> Any reason why you’re not following @buckeyextra on Twitter? Ross also ended up with a similar fate this summer, failing to stick with the Hornets after participating in the summer league and now set to return to Italy in 2015.

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer admitted afterward that Miller seemed “unsure” at times as he lined up for plays at his new position. Home games will be with Maryland, Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan State. However, past Russell there was a limited amount of offensive options for the Buckeyes, with only Sam Thompson hitting double digits. After two years of the school making excuses for his behavior, he left for the NFL as the overall first pick of the draft. He is 38-3 in three seasons with a ideal 24-0 record in Big Ten play.

Later a coach told the players, “It’s going to take a lot of reps to get really good”. When it worked the Buckeyes thrived, but when Russell was sporadic from the field Ohio State became an entirely defeatable team.

Only the first four of the 25 periods that made up the Buckeyes’ practice were open to the media Monday, but Miller dropped multiple passes thrown his way while running undefended routes. “He is a grown man, I actually had a chat with him on the plane coming over here about getting into coaching, our profession needs him and not just because of X’s and O’s but because his compassion for people”.