FSU has filled out its coaching staff, reportedly hiring Bill Miller as its linebackers coach.
Miller comes to FSU from Minnesota and was first reported to be a candidate for the vacancy
by Noles247.com and Pete Roussel of CoachingSearch.com. Minnesota coach Jerry Killconfirmed Miller’s departure during a press conference on Monday.
“He is going to Florida State,” Kill said.
Miller was an active recruiter in Florida, specifically South Florida, while with Minnesota. The Gopher have 14 players from Florida on their roster. Miller also served as the defensive coordinator at Miami from 1995-98 and as the linebackers coach/associate head coach at Florida in 2003-04.
FSU has been searching for a linebackers coach for the past month. Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Jeremy Pruitt left for Georgia in January. He was replaced by linebackers coach Charles Kelly, who was promoted to coordinator and defensive backs coach.
FSU originally planned to hire James Willis, the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette. He accepted the position but changed his mind,
according to various reports.
Kill joins a defensive staff that was largely new to the program last season. Pruitt, Kelly and defensive ends coach Sal Sunseri all came to FSU last season after defensive coordinatorMark Stoops took the head coaching job at Kentucky and
Jimbo Fisher opted to revamp his defensive scheme, switching from a base 4-3 to a hybrid 3-4. Aside from Pruitt’s departure, the defensive staff had relatively minimal turnover this offseason.