Hometown: Sherrodsville, OH
Career: 2008-2011
Record: 37-15, Bowl Record: 2-2 including a BCS win
JMillz (as he calls himself in the twitterverse) was a 3
year starter along the West Virginia defensive front for Coach Jeff Casteel.
Miller played primarily at defensive end during his sophomore and junior
seasons before switching to defensive tackle for his senior season. Sometimes
over-shadowed by some of the other WVU defensive greats he played with (Nield,
Williams, Thomas, etc), Miller made his presence known to opposing
quarterbacks. Miller registered 29.5 career sacks, good enough to earn him the
4th spot on WVU’s all-time sack leader list.
Memorable Game: Probably Miller’s most complete performance
came in last year’s Backyard Brawl. Miller, along with the rest of the West
Virginia defensive front gave the Panthers fits as the defense registered 10
sacks and held Pitt’s offense to 296 yards of offense. Miller registered 10
tackles and 4 sacks in WVU’s 21-20 victory. The win kept WVU’s slim Big East
Championship hopes alive as the team would band together the following week to
put away USF, earning a trip to the BCS. We all know how this story ended…
Competition: This selection was pretty cut and dry. Julian
Miller was clearly the best ever at #97, but I will give honorable mention to
Steve Perkins, Lonnie Brockman, and John Bendana. I also have to give a nod to
one of the few Mountaineer players I have personally been friends with: Andrae
Wright.
Teaser: Tomorrow’s selection was an All-American at WVU. Following
a stellar career at WVU, this player went on to be part of the Tennessee Titans
squad that participated in Super Bowl XXXIV. For those with a bad memory, this
is the game that ended with Kevin Dyson being stopped at the 1-yard line by
who?... Mike Jones
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