Braxton Miller vs. Clemson 2

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller re-injured his shoulder in practice Monday afternoon. The Buckeyes are waiting to find out the extent of the injury.

(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Shortly after news broke that Braxton Miller re-injured his shoulder in practice Monday evening, Las Vegas reacted by taking all gambling lines involving Ohio State off the board.

While we're still waiting to hear about the results of Miller's MRI – one he took this morning and will give a reasonable timetable for his return – Ohio State returned to the gambling boards Tuesday morning.

Monday morning the Buckeyes' odds to win the national title were 10-to-1.

Now they're 18-to-1.

The move in the odds is interesting because there has been no confirmation that Miller is out for the entire season. Ohio State's schedule is favorable – even with a backup quarterback – in the first part of the season, so if Miller only misses six games, the Buckeyes could still have a shot at a national title.

By comparison, Michigan State and Wisconsin's national title odds are 35-to-1 – both also considered front-runners for the Big Ten.

Which is why the odds didn't drop too far.

Miller missed all of spring while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery stemming from an injury he sustained on the first drive of the Orange Bowl. After he played through it, he said the pain he felt was a 9.5 out of 10.

And though Miller missed all of spring practice – yielding all the live reps to backups J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones – the expectation was that he'd be ready to go come fall camp.

But that wasn't necessarily the case. Before the injury occurred Monday evening, Miller was limited in his reps due to excessive soreness.

Now the Buckeyes will likely turn to Barrett, who passed up Jones in the derby to be Ohio State's backup quarterback.