EDINBORO, Pa. (July 28, 2014) – Edinboro University head football coach Scott Browning today announced the appointment of former Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Mike Miller as offensive coordinator. Miller takes over for Bryan Volk, who left the program to pursue other opportunities earlier this summer.
 
"We are extremely pleased to add a coach the caliber of Mike to our staff," noted Browning. "We had some outstanding candidates, but Mike stood out. We talked to coaches such as Bill Cowher (former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach) and Tom Clements (Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator) and received glowing reports.
 
"He obviously brings a unique dynamic to our offense. I look forward to seeing what he can bring to our offense. I think he will really add to Cody's (Harris) development as a quarterback and bring out the best in the offensive talent we have."
 
Miller was an assistant coach with the Arizona Cardinals from 2007-12, serving as the offensive coordinator under head coach Ken Whisenhunt from 2011-12. He began with the Cardinals in 2007 as the wide receivers coach, mentoring such standouts as Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. In fact, both receivers were named to the Pro Bowl in 2008. Fitzgerald, Boldin and Steve Breaston each gained over 1,000 receiving yards that same year, a feat accomplished only five times in NFL history.
 
The 2008 squad finished with a 9-7 record during the regular season, but then made an unlikely run as a wild card playoff team to the Super Bowl. Arizona defeated Atlanta (30-24), Carolina (33-13) and Philadelphia (32-25) in the NFC Championship game, before falling to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII by a 27-23 score.
 
In 2009-10 Miller was elevated to the passing game coordinator. With Kurt Warner as the starting quarterback, the 2009 Cardinals finished with a 10-6 record and was first in the NFL in red zone efficiency. Arizona defeated Green Bay in overtime before losing to New Orleans in the second round of the NFC playoffs.
  
Miller most recently served as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 2013. He proudly points out that the injury-wracked Alouettes did something rarely accomplished – have four different starting quarterbacks win two games.
 
"Everything has happened really fast," admitted Miller. "I always give my thanks to God first. I also thank Coach Browning, Todd Jay and Bruce Baumgartner for their support. This is a good chance to me to get back to western Pennsylvania. I'm a Plum High School graduate in Pittsburgh, and I went to Clarion University. All of those things combined with the tradition and history of Edinboro make it a good fit. I'm excited to be coaching in the PSAC."
 
Miller also served as an assistant coach in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills. Bill Cowher offered Millers his first professional coaching position, serving as offensive quality control coach from 1999-2003, where he worked closely with offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey. 
 
When Mularkey was hired as Buffalo's head coach in 2004, Miller came along as the tight ends coach, holding that position for two years. In the spring of 2006 he served as the quarterbacks/wide receivers coach for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe.
 
Miller began his coaching career at Robert Morris as a graduate assistant in 1997-98, working with the running backs. The Colonials won the Northeast Conference Championship in 1997.
 
As he mentioned, Edinboro's new offensive coordinator is no stranger to western Pennsylvania. He graduated from Plum High School in Pittsburgh, then went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Clarion University in 1992, majoring in Communications. He would receive his master's degree in Education from Robert Morris in 1998.