Braxton Miller gets advice from Craig Krenzel: Stay in school

Put former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Craig Krenzel in the camp of those that think current Buckeyes quarterback Braxton Miller should return for his senior season.

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There has been speculation that Miller could forego his senior year and turn pro, and Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer might have played into that with his response Monday to a question about whether Miller would be best served by staying for his senior season.

Krenzel has no doubts.

"Where he's at right now is a long cry from where he was even last season," Krenzel told the . "When you watch him this year, he is throwing the ball with confidence, he's making good decisions in the pocket and it's been a blast to watch.

"The biggest thing that would benefit Braxton coming back would be 12 more games proving that this isn't just, 'Hey, the Big Ten is bad and I played well for the last five or six games.' Scouts, (general managers), coaches -- they would all have a chance to see a season and a half of Braxton's work at the level he is at now."

Krenzel led the Buckeyes to a national title in 2002, then played two seasons (2004-05) in the NFL. He was 3-2 as a starter with the Chicago Bears as a rookie. Krenzel currently works as a radio commentator in Columbus, Ohio.

Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter @MikeHuguenin.