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Miller File: Miller’s tremendous athleticism has led him to do a variety of things for the Aggies offense which includes catching passes, throwing passes and making big plays with his feet by running the football…Comes into the Aggies fall camp as the No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart but will face tough competition from Shelton Morgan and newcomer Carlton Fears…Shared playing time with Morgan last season with the two rotating in and out during games…Has earned a reputation for sacrificing his body to make a big play or gain a few more yards on a play…Coaches loved his aggression, but want him to be a little more cautious when taking on defenders…The hope is he will be able to stay healthy if he takes fewer hits…Head coach Lee Fobbs hopes he benefits from offensive coordinator John McKenzie being on the staff because McKenzie is a former quarterback…Has great speed and athletic ability who is often called on to make plays with his feet as well as his arm…He even lined up at wide receiver last season…For the second straight season, he was named the Aggies opening-game starter…For his career, he has thrown for 824 yards, five touchdowns and eight interceptions…He has a career quarterback efficiency of 101.93…He has completed 52 percent of his passes…Has also rushed for 330 yards and five touchdowns in his career on 122 carries…As a receiver, he has caught three passes for 38 yards…SOPHOMORE (2007): He played in 10 games with five starts…Shared time with Shelton Morgan, who made six starts on the season…Threw for 588 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions…He also rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns on 69 carries…Was second on the team in rushing attempts…Ranked sixth in the conference in passing efficiency (112.0)…He also caught three passes for 38 yards…He had perhaps his best game of the season at Howard University on Oct. 20…He completed 6 of his 11 passes and threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns…He also rushed for 58 yards on seven carries, including a 45-yard touchdown run…Miller’s 45-yard run put the Aggies ahead 20-8 in the third quarter and his 30-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Walls gave the Aggies a 27-15 fourth-quarter lead before a late rally by Howard gave the Bison the win…He re-injured his surgically repaired knee against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 8…After fearing the worse, Miller missed just one game before returning on Sept. 22 to nearly lead the Aggies to win over N.C. Central by throwing for 127 yards on 9-for-13 passing… FRESHMAN (2006): Made his first career start against on Sept. 2 against Winston-Salem State…Threw for 83 yards in the game on 7-for-12 passing, including a 28-yard completion to Michael Caldwell…Also rushed for 21 yards in the game on five carries…Shared the quarterback position most of the season with Wayne Campbell…Had his best outing of the season against Hampton on Sept. 16…Was 10-for-16 in the game for 93 yards passing and also rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries…Made one costly mistake toward the end of the first half in which he threw an interception that led to Hampton putting the ball deep in Aggies territory…Before that point, he had the Aggies competing against the nationally-ranked Pirates…Was injured against Howard on Oct. 21 after scrambling out of the pocket and running 11 yards down the field before taking on Bison defenders head on…The end result was Miller taking a shot to his knee, which tore his anterior cruciate ligament…Had off-season surgery and was ready for spring practice in March…Threw for 236 yards on 26-for-50 passing and two touchdowns…Also rushed for 138 yards on 53 carries with two touchdowns…CARVER HIGH: He played three varsity seasons under head coach Keith Wilkes…He led Carver to the 2002 3A state championship…He left Carver as the school’s all-time leader in passing…He also played basketball, baseball and participated in track and field…His 800 meter relay team were state runner-ups in 2003 and 2005...PERSONAL: Full name is Herbert Miller III…He is the son of Chevelle Thomas and Herbert Miller, Jr…He has six siblings, Wilbert, Brendon, Reginald, Maliek, Christine, Maliki and Faith…He was born July 16, 1987…He is a marketing major who plans to be working in the field after graduation…Former Winston-Salem State standout quarterback Tory Woodbury is the biggest influence in his life because he taught him lessons that got him into college…He knew he had what it took to play college football when his mother and grandfather told him they weren’t paying for college.