Tennessee’s final non-conference game brings Kennesaw State to Neyland Stadium on Saturday, and one of the more notable names on the other sideline is a player who once wore orange himself.
Cam Miller will be back in Knoxville for the first time since transferring away, giving this matchup a personal wrinkle even if the Vols are otherwise expected to handle the Owls. Tennessee, led by Faizon Brandon, has opened the season with one of the country’s best offenses, but Kennesaw State still gives the game at least one storyline worth watching.
Miller began his college career at Tennessee in 2022 and spent one season in Knoxville. The Vols moved him from receiver to defensive back, and he eventually developed into a strong piece for Kennesaw State, where he is now one of the team’s better players.
There’s also a small Tennessee connection from the day he signed in December of 2021. At that time, Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh - now Auburn’s head coach - did a segment spotlighting Miller as part of the program’s signing-day promotion.
Coming out of Memphis Academy of Health Sciences, Miller was rated a four-star receiver and chose Tennessee over Alabama, Auburn, Oregon, and Memphis.
He never saw the field in his lone season in Knoxville, then transferred back home to Memphis. Miller spent the next three years with Ryan Silverfield’s Tigers, but after a strong first season, injuries limited him to just seven games across his redshirt sophomore and junior years.
After last season, he entered the portal again and ultimately landed at Kennesaw State for his final year of college football. Now healthy, he gets the chance to step into Neyland Stadium on Saturday, this time lined up against the program where his college journey began.
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