During his career at Columbia, Miller rushed for 1,281 yards on 258 carries with six touchdowns.[4] He had a career-long run of 83 yards, which was the sixth-longest rush in school history.[4]
In 2021, Miller earned First Team All-Ivy League honors and was named team MVP.[2]
Due to Ivy League eligibility rules, Miller was forced to transfer if he wished to continue playing.[5] On January 28, 2022, he announced that he was transferring to South Carolina.[6][7]
South Carolina
Miller entered as a preferred walk-on graduate transfer and appeared in each of the first six games of the season.[1][6] Once concerns over his eligibility arose, he stopped playing for the remainder of the 2022 season in hopes of appealing for an additional year of eligibility.[5] Despite his college and draft eligibility issues, he would participate in the Gamecocks' 2023 Pro Day.[8]
Eligibility issues
After his transfer to South Carolina, a miscommunication occurred that led Miller and the South Carolina staff to believe that Miller had two years of eligibility left to play.[9] In actuality, he had two years to play one season, not two full years of eligibility.[5] In 2022, he played six games for the Gamecocks, two more than the maximum four to redshirt a season.[1] After realizing the mistake South Carolina appealed to the NCAA and Miller stopped playing in 2022 hoping he would be granted an extra year of eligibility in 2023.[5] The process continued into 2023 and Miller began to participate in spring practice with the Gamecocks.[5] Eventually, after spring practice had ended and the deadline to declare for the NFL draft had passed, the NCAA ruled Miller to be ineligible to play in 2023.[10][11] Because of Miller's eligibility issues, he also was not eligible for the 2024 NFL draft and instead should have been in the 2023 NFL draft leading to him becoming a free agent.[12][8]
On April 5, 2024, Miller signed with the New York Giants.[4] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16]
Personal life
Miller was placed in the foster care system at the age of 2 after his mother left him with a neighbor and did not return.[9] He was eventually removed from the system by his mother's first cousin, Antoinette Flowers, at age 8.[5] He has two siblings: Choyce and Trey.[2] His sister, Choyce, is a producer for the Huffington Post.[2]
Miller's nickname is Lil Turbo in reference to his smaller frame.[4]
Miller graduated from Columbia with a degree in sociology.[6]
References
^ abc"Dante Miller". University of South Carolina Athletics. July 14, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
