OSU (2-1) set forward passing back several decades vs. the Hurricanes, completing all of four passes for 35 yards. Senior Joe Bauserman started that game, as he did the first two, and was 2 of 14 passing for 13 yards against Miami. Miller was 2 of 4 passing a with an interception and a lost fumble. For the season, Bauserman was had completed 30 of 60 pass attempts for 365 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

Miller, who sat out against Toledo in Week 2 with a minor injury, completed 8 of 12 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in the season opener Sept. 3 against Akron. He will be the first freshman to start since a guy named Terrelle Pryor did so in Week 4 of the 2008 season. Miller brings a running element that Bauserman doesn’t. Look for OSU to rely heavily on the running game that totaled 174 yards vs. Miami.

Colorado (1-2) opened with losses at Hawaii and in overtime against Cal in the Buffs’ Pac-12 opener before beating Colorado State 28-14 last week. The CU offense is basically a two-man show in QB Tyler Hansen and RB Rodney Stewart. Against Colorado State, Hansen threw for two scores and ran for two while Stewart rushed 19 times for 98 yards to go with seven catches for 93 yards. The Buffs have been outscored 40-20 in the first half so far this season.

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