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Ohio State loses quarterback Braxton Miller to knee injury

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller lies on the field after injuring his knee against San Diego State on Saturday.
(Jay LaPrete / Associated Press)
By Chris Dufresne
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The Ohio State football nation held its collective breath after star quarterback Braxton Miller left Saturday’s game against San Diego State with a left knee injury. Miller reportedly suffered a medial collateral ligament sprain and did not return to the game.

The Buckeyes didn’t need Miller to beat up on San Diego State as senior backup Kenny Guiton filled in nicely in a lopsided game.

Ohio State’s national title hopes, however, rest on Miller’s recovery. He led the Buckeyes to a 12-0 record last season. Ohio State was ineligible for postseason play because of NCAA probation.

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Ohio State plays at California next week and then hosts Florida A&M; before opening Big Ten play Sept. 28 against Wisconsin.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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