Tragic news hit Arizona State on Wednesday night: sports performance assistant coach Steve Miller passed away. Miller, 29, a local Gilbert native, played for the Sun Devils from 2016-2019, starting in 35 games in his career. He began his coaching career with stops at the University of Florida and Louisiana (Lafayette) before returning to Tempe as a graduate assistant in 2023, following the arrival of head coach Kenny Dillingham.
“I recruited Steve; it was a very emotional day,” Dillingham said on Saturday. “We canceled practice. All the guys took out to breakfast or did certain things. I know some guys went to Derek’s house, and Jaren Hamilton cooked breakfast for 30 guys. It’s sad, Steve’s unbelievable.”…