Chris Miller – Noteworthy
When he’s healthy, Chris Miller might be the best cornerback on the Colorado football roster. The key for the sophomore is staying healthy. A hamstring injury sidelined Miller for several weeks in fall camp last season and caused him to miss the opening game. After returning, he played in six games and earned his way into the starting lineup, but a fractured thumb ended his season five weeks early. Now, he’s dealing with a shoulder injury. During a recent workout, Miller’s right shoulder dislocated. He had surgery and will miss spring practices, which begin March 18. “I don’t really see it at as a setback,” he said. “I just see it as something to give me more adversity to make me better for the future. I’ll be out for spring ball, but I’ll be ready for Day 1 of fall camp.”
In a secondary loaded with question marks and unproven talent, the Buffs could use a healthy Miller, who was starting to play exceptional football when he injured his thumb against Washington on Oct. 20. He’s got the ability to be the Buffs’ top corner next season. “I was finding my groove and I was starting to learn the game more and more and (the injury) was bad,” Miller said, “but I just still take everything as a lesson because it gives me more time to look back and analyze the things I did wrong the and things I did right and it’s going to make me push harder, because now I have to.” The 6-foot, 190-pound Miller, from Denton, Texas, came to CU in the fall of 2017 with plenty to learn at corner. Although he earned all-state honors as a corner and receiver, Miller said, “I was mainly a receiver.” – Daily Camera