John Miller (American football coach)
American football coach
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John David Miller is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Indiana Hoosiers football team. He played college football for the James Madison Dukes.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Running backs coach |
| Team | Indiana |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Playing career | |
| 2014–2017 | James Madison |
| Position | Running back/Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2018 | James Madison (GA) |
| 2019–2020 | Texas (OQC) |
| 2021–2023 | James Madison (RB) |
| 2024–present | Indiana (RB) |
Playing career
Miller grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and attended Spring Valley High School.[1] He played college football at James Madison (JMU). Miller originally played running back for the Dukes before moving to wide receiver[2] He was part of JMU's 2016 FCS National championship team.[3] As a senior, Miller was named the Colonial Athletic Association Special Teams Player of the Year after returning 18 punts for 210 yards and a touchdown.[4]
Coaching career
Miller began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at James Madison in 2018.[5] After one year he was hired as an offensive quality control coach at Texas.[6] Miller spent two years on the Longhorns' coaching staff before returning to JMU in 2021 as Dukes' the running backs coach under head coach Curt Cignetti.[7] He followed Cignetti and took the running backs coach position at Indiana.[8]