Mike "Mikie" Miller (born January 15, 1991) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Charlotte. He was previously the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for Maryland.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Charlotte |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 15, 1991 Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2013 | UAB |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014 | UAB (SA) |
| 2015 | Clemson (SA) |
| 2016 | Charlotte Christian School (NC) (OC/QB) |
| 2017–2018 | Alabama (GA) |
| 2019–2021 | Maryland (TE) |
| 2022 | Maryland (co-OC/TE) |
| 2023–present | Charlotte (OC/QB) |
Playing career edit
Miller was born in Irmo, South Carolina, grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina before moving to Tequesta, Florida in 2000. He attended The King's Academy and was a two-year starter at quarterback for the school's football team. Miller enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and joined the UAB Blazers football team as a walk-on.[1] He earned a scholarship after his sophomore season. Miller's playing career ended after suffering a shoulder injury prior to the start of his senior season.[2]
Coaching career edit
Miller stayed with the UAB Blazers as a student coach until the program was shut down after the 2014 season.[3] He secured a student coaching position at Clemson under head coach Dabo Swinney shortly after UAB discontinued football. Miller was granted a waiver from the NCAA to remain enrolled at UAB, where he was still under scholarship and close to graduation, instead of having to enroll at the school and have his graduation date pushed back due to credit issues.[2] Miller spent 2016 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Charlotte Christian School.[4] While at Charlotte Christian, he coached future Mississippi State and Syracuse starting quarterback Garrett Shrader and the Knights averaged over 40 points per game and had a 10–1 record.[5] Miller was hired as a graduate assistant at Alabama in 2017 to work under newly hired offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.[6]
Miller was hired as the tight ends coach at the University of Maryland after the 2018 season, joining the inaugural staff of former Alabama assistant coach Mike Locksley.[7] He was named the Terrapins' co-Offensive Coordinator in addition to tight ends coach entering the 2022 season.[8]
On November 29, 2022, Miller was announced to be joining new head coach, Biff Poggi's staff at Charlotte as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[9]
Personal edit
Miller is married to the former Megan Kintz of Atlantis, Florida. They met in middle school and both graduated from The King's Academy. They were married in December 2015. They have three children, Bo, Grisham and Mary-Caitlin. His father Mike Miller played WR at Ole Miss from 1975 to 1979. Miller's grandfather Arthur Miller played Offensive Line at Duke for legendary head coach Wallace Wade before serving in the Air Force as a fighter pilot.
References edit
- ^ Irvine, Steve (April 10, 2011). "UAB scrimmage features strong showing by QB Jonathan Perry". The Birmingham News. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Feldman, Bruce (January 10, 2016). "HOW CLEMSON STUDENT COACH WENT FROM UAB SHUTDOWN TO TITLE GAME IN A YEAR". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Delafosse, Karine (November 25, 2022). "Maryland football co-offensive coordinator Mike Miller is moving up the ranks quickly". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Wertz Jr., Langston (October 7, 2016). "Friday football observations: How a former Clemson student coach is helping Charlotte Christian score big". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Sapakoff, Gene (October 22, 2022). "Clemson defense, fans vs. Garrett Shrader and the QB field". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Alabama hires former UAB quarterback as graduate assistant". AL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (January 17, 2019). "Alabama graduate assistant joining Mike Locksley at Maryland". AL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ McFadden, Ryan (February 2, 2022). "Maryland football promotes tight ends coach Mike Miller to co-offensive coordinator, hires Gunter Brewer as wide receivers coach". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (November 29, 2022). "Charlotte reportedly goes to Big Ten for offensive coordinator hire". Footballscoop. Retrieved November 29, 2022.