Back at Big Ten Media Days in July, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer smiled when he was asked about the potential of the Buckeyes' offense with Braxton Miller in his new role and how he planned to use him.
"For a guy that sits and doodles all day long like a child, it’s pretty exciting," Meyer said.
And through two games so far this season, Ohio State fans have seen Miller be used in a variety of ways. He's caught passes at wide receiver, run out of the Wildcat and taken handoffs from the Buckeye quarterbacks.
"It's usually a double-digit number and then see how the game is going and see how his body is feeling and his demeanor," Meyer said Wednesday when he was asked how many touches he'd like to get Miller each game. "You can tell when a guy's hot. That's why I love to be on the sideline. Got that fire. Sometimes he does it. That's how we determine that."
But there's one way Meyer hasn't used his new toy yet. He hasn't asked his former quarterback to throw the ball.
That may be coming soon.
"Yes," Meyer said when asked if Miller could throw. When a reporter asked if Miller was getting close to doing it in a game, Meyer simply shrugged, smiled, then said, "You think I'm going to tell you that?"
After a few laughs sprinkled throughout the team meeting room at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Meyer said he was only kidding before he continued.
"He can throw," Meyer said, "but we're still being very cautious."
We'll find out soon enough if Miller lets one fly in a game.
