COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The box score put him on the map as an awards candidate, easy-to-read proof that Raekwon McMillan was on his way to becoming the force he had been projected to be since high school.
The film told the Ohio State linebacker a different story, providing some evidence that wasn’t quite as clear to the untrained eye that there was still progress to be made.
Even a couple months later, McMillan would give the same evaluation of a game against Western Michigan that stands as the most productive performance of his career so far in terms of tackles -- but one that might bug him all offseason thanks to the plays he didn’t make.