Corey Miller Named Head Football Performance Coach – UCLA

LOS ANGELES – Corey Miller has been named UCLA’s head football performance coach, head coach DeShaun Foster announced Tuesday. Miller is in his ninth year of football strength and conditioning, a field he entered after his own playing career was completed.

The hiring represents a return to Westwood for Miller, who was the Bruins’ director of speed and movement from February 2022-June 2023 before moving to the National Football League. He served the past year as assistant director of strength and conditioning for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

“I was impressed by Coach Miller’s ability to get the most out of players during his previous time with our program,” said Foster. “With his added NFL experience, I feel there is no one better to uphold our pillars while preparing the Bruins for Big Ten Conference play and beyond.”

With the Panthers, Miller implemented workout prescriptions for offensive and defensive linemen. He also assisted in recovery and Return to Play efforts for the same groups. Miller earned his first NFL opportunity in 2022, working with the Los Angeles Rams during training camp through the league’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

During his initial stop at UCLA, Miller put in place speed and weight training plans for offensive linemen, defensive linemen and big skill athletes. He was also involved in producing and analyzing sport science data and headed up Return to Play programming.

Miller was promoted to director of football sports performance at Ole Miss for the 2021 season, his second with the Rebels. He managed all position players in this role. From 2017-19, Miller was an assistant on the South Carolina strength and conditioning staff. During his tenure in the Southeastern Conference, Miller helped teams make four bowl appearances under head coaches Lane Kiffin and Will Muschamp.

At D1 Training in Knoxville, Tenn., Miller received his introduction to football performance. As head strength and conditioning coach, he conducted one-on-one training sessions with clients of all ages while ensuring others were well versed in rest and recovery methods and coaching mechanics.

Miller starred at the University of Tennessee from 2010-13, playing in 49 games. In his final game as a Volunteer, a 27-14 win at Kentucky, Miller piled up a school-record 4.5 sacks that earned him national player-of-the-week recognition. After graduating with a degree in sociology, he played one season for the Italian Football League’s Lazio Marines in Rome.

Miller earned a master’s degree in sports psychology from California University of Pennsylvania in 2023. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.