Reinhardt announced Friday the hire of James Miller as its football head coach.
Miller succeeds Drew Cronic, who left Reinhardt last month to become offensive coordinator at Furman.
A former offensive lineman at Virginia Tech, Miller was on Cronic’s staff as offensive line coach the past two seasons, Reinhardt’s first seasons with a football team.
The Eagles were 22-3 under Cronic, including a 13-1 season in 2016 that ended with a loss in the NAIA national semifinals.
“We wanted to have continuity with our program, and we feel that James Miller is the perfect person to provide that continuity,” athletic director Bill Popp said in a news release. “He is a hard worker that has a great vision for our program, and we believe he will keep our program moving in a positive manner.”
Miller played in 46 games at Virginia Tech from 2001-04, starting 21. He was a graduate assistant for the Hokies in 2006 and 2007.
Last season Reinhardt’s offense gained 550.6 yards per game, second-best in NAIA, and 360 rushing yards per game, the best in NAIA.
“This is going to be a challenge,” Miller said. “I’m following a guy that went 22-3. We’ve lost some significant players this past season’s team, but we’ve got a lot of players in our program that people haven’t have a chance to hear about yet. I think the biggest thing we’ve got to do right now is get out on the road and get in front of kids. We have to recruit our tails off to ensure that our success continues.”
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