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ON DE STEVE MILLER?

One reason the South team was able to have so much success running the football was the fact they made sure to run away from Ohio State-bound defensive end Steve Miller. The 6-4, 242-pounder out of Canton McKinley was easily the biggest playmaker for the North defense, and South coach Jason Krause made sure to know where he was on every play.

?It?s kind of tough when they?re running away from you a lot,? said Miller, a four-star prospect who could see immediate playing time for the Buckeyes.

?I was trying out there too. They were double-teaming a lot too.?

Despite that double-team, Miller still had an impact on the game. He had a couple of nice pressures and forced a couple of throwaways on third down, including a 3rd-and-12 situation in the red zone. He showed good technique staying home on some of the misdirection plays, which Miller said they weren?t prepared to defend.

Analysis: Overall, Miller looked like a very good prospect, but probably not a guy who walks in and dominates from the start. It will take him a year or two, but Miller looks to be a great get for the Buckeyes.
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McKinley?s Miller ? lesson learned as he prepares for Buckeye career
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted May 31, 2011

CANTON ?

There isn?t a whole lot Steve Miller could do, even if he wanted. The McKinley High School defensive end signed a letter of intent to play football for Ohio State.

He is still going to Ohio State, he just won?t be playing for Jim Tressel, who resigned amid an NCAA investigation on Monday.

?We had a good relationship together,? Miller said of Tressel. ?I know him pretty well. I didn?t see none of this coming.?

Unlike most people, Miller did not find out by watching the news Monday morning. Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock called Miller to tell him Tressel was stepping down.

?I was surprised a little bit,? said Miller, who at 6-foot-4, 245 pounds could compete for playing time as a freshman. ?I figured it might come to something like this because of all the trouble he was getting into and he probably didn?t want to hurt the program any more. I understand why he did it.?

Miller said it?s a lesson learned on not taking anything.

?I?m still 100 percent Ohio State all the way,? Miller said. ?Hopefully next year isn?t a lost year and everybody works hard and stays focused. We?ll be able to be real good.?
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Defensive end Steve Miller decided to sleep in and woke up to texts with the news.

"I have to admit that I didn't see it coming and was very surprised," Miller said. "He's a cool guy and we have a good relationship. Coach Tressel always talked about me getting an education and helping me get to the next level. I still feel the same regarding Ohio State. The same coaches will be there but him. You have to do what you have to do and hopefully we will all be successful."
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I saw Miller twicei person in HS and several times on TV. Don't want to pee on anyone's camp fire, but I have been under-whelmed by his performances. Can he rush the passer on 3rd and long? Absolutely. What about before that? He takes plays off and isn't a run stuffer. He has a ton of potential, but he has a long way to go before he sees the field for an entire series.
 
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Todd Porter: Steve Miller playing the waiting game at Ohio State
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McKinley's Steve Miller pulls down Gallatin's Walter Spears Saturday at Fawcett.

By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Aug 29, 2011

When there are 106,000 empty seats at Ohio Stadium, it can seem like a lonely place. It can seem lonely sitting in a set of bleachers set up on the field for the Buckeyes team picture.

As upper classmen and players who are expected to make key contributions mill about with media interviews, this is unfamiliar territory for Steve Miller. The big defensive end from McKinley is, in a way, starting over again.

During Ohio State?s media day, Miller sat in the bleachers and talked on his cellphone much of the time. He is a freshman at Ohio State trying to learn new ways of doing things and newer, bigger expectations.

He seemed genuinely happy to see a familiar face from back home.

?The position I?m in now, you just have to get used to it,? Miller said. ?It?s fun and there?s a lot of competition here to get me better. There?s a lot of players helping me.?

Miller is at a position in which he could see some playing time depending on the health of Nathan Williams, who has missed some practice time with an undisclosed injury. However, it would reason that Miller may be a redshirt.

Right now, he doesn?t have a feel. But at 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, Miller has the size and speed OSU coaches like.

?That?s the coach?s decision right now,? Miller said. ?I?m going to keep working hard. They have had me rotating in and out running with the twos and threes. I?m just getting used to my position and working hard.?

There is an adjustment that Miller will have to make. He went from being the best player on a very good high school football team at McKinley to being on a team full of players who were the best at their high schools. Former McKinley defensive lineman Kenny Peterson had to make that adjustment and it took him a season or two when he was a young OSU player. Ultimately, Peterson made the jump and went on to play seven seasons in the NFL.

?That hardest part so far has probably just been the football, period,? Miller said. ?I?m just kind of getting used to the football program and the two-a-days and the speed of practice. Everything is up-tempo. The competition is high and you have to keep pushing.?
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