Braxton Miller has been reinstated. (Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports)
Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller has been reinstated by the NCAA after an investigation determined he committed a minor violation.
“The NCAA has determined Braxton Miller’s Instagram post on March 24, 2015, was deemed to be a promotion of a commercial product,” the school said in a statement Thursday. “The Ohio State University Dept. of Athletics reported the incident to the NCAA, and the NCAA has reinstated Braxton’s eligibility without any conditions. This was considered a minor violation and the matter is now closed.”
Last month, the senior quarterback was pictured on Instagram appearing to endorse a line of nutritional products.
The information page, with Miller sitting next to a local trainer behind a table with AdvoCare products, included links to order items through Miller. AdvoCare is a weight-loss and nutritional products company that sponsors the Texas Bowl.
College athletes are allowed to sell products such as AdvoCare, but they can’t use their image or their ties to a school for promotional purposes.
Miller is working out with the Buckeyes this spring after undergoing shoulder surgery and sitting out the 2014 season. The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year is rehabbing the shoulder and expected back in the fall to compete with J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones for the starting job.
