Arizona State assistant strength coach and former Sun Devils player dead at 29

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Former Arizona State football player and coaching assistant Steven Miller has died, the school confirmed on social media. He was 29.

Miller, who was an offensive lineman for the Sun Devils from 2016-19, died Wednesday after previously suffering a medical issue following a team practice on April 7, the Arizona Republic reported. 

Arizona State Sun Devils offensive lineman Steven Miller blocks during the NCAA football game against Washington State Cougars at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 22, 2016. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire)

He missed the following two practices but rejoined the team on Tuesday. The cause of death was not immediately known. 

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"Sun Devil Athletics mourns the loss of Steven Miller, a valued member of the Sun Devil Football program as both a player and coach for nearly a decade and a Gilbert High School graduate," the team wrote on its website. "He will be deeply missed." 

Miller started in 35 games across four seasons, including all of the 2017 and 2019 seasons. After a standout career at ASU, he immediately jumped into coaching. He had brief stints at the University of Florida and Louisiana-Lafayette before returning as a graduate assistant in 2023.

Steven Miller of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates after the team defeated Michigan State 10-7 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 14, 2019. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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He was the assistant strength coach at the time of his death. 

"Everything Steven Miller did in his life, he did it big, and he did it