Mike Miller (American football coach, born 1991)

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Mike Miller
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Team Charlotte
Conference AAC
Biographical details
Born (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33)
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)
2022Maryland (co-OC/TE)
2023–present Charlotte (OC/QB)

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.

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Playing career

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

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

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.

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