Miller, as his nickname implies, is incredibly quick; during the South Carolina pro day in March, he completed a 40-yard dash in 4.27 seconds. Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com said that the Giants “took notice” of this 40 time after his signing was revealed. However, he misquoted it as 4.35 seconds until the young player corrected him.
Miller has spent the past year on the sidelines because “an honest mistake and an inflexible bureaucracy” robbed him of that opportunity according to On 3 reporter Andy Staples — who released a feature on the ball carrier the day he signed.
Continuing: “For most of that time, Miller toiled in obscurity so that when he did get his moment — all 4.27 seconds of it — NFL teams couldn’t help but notice.”
Later in the article, Staples provided more details on the situation.
“Thanks to a miscalculation by South Carolina’s compliance department and the NCAA’s ham-fisted version of justice, Miller was pulled off the field in 2022 and didn’t find his way back until South Carolina’s pro day last month,” Staples explained.
Miller graduated from Columbia with a sociology degree, but he faced a choice,” the reporter noted. “Players at Ivy League schools get four years to play four. They don’t redshirt. So even though Miller and his classmates’ junior season had been canceled [due to the pandemic], they couldn’t play for Columbia anymore. But they did still have eligibility at non-Ivy League schools.”
When deciding between attempting a pro career straight out of the Ivy League or leaving football altogether, Miller pivoted.
He chose option No. 3, and he transferred to South Carolina,” Staples went on. “There, the 5-foot-9, 200-pounder would get to test his skills against SEC players and possibly create some game tape that would help his chances of getting drafted.”
According to the journalist, Miller was “communicated” two years of eligibility with the Gamecocks until after he appeared in six 2022 games as part of an overcrowded backfield.
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