IMG Academy looking for new football coach after Billy Miller leaves for job with Bill Belichick at North Carolina
By Aaron Williams
Jan 22, 2025, 11:30am
Ascenders looking for sixth coach in program's 12-year history.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) is looking for a new head coach to lead its national football team. The sports-based boarding school
posted a job description following the resignation of Billy Miller, who is joining Bill Belichick's staff at the University of North Carolina.
Miller led IMG to a 7-2 record last season and No. 17 finish in the
MaxPreps Top 25. He was 25-3 overall in his three seasons in Bradenton,
finishing No. 4 in 2023 and No. 5 in 2022.
The new IMG Academy coach will be the sixth in the past 12 years. Miller
replaced former NFL linebacker Pepper Johnson, who was with the
Ascenders for one season.
Billy Miller led IMG Academy to a 25-3 record in his three seasons at head coach. (Photo: David Custer)
Before that, Bobby Acosta coached IMG
for one season, Kevin Wright helmed the program for five seasons and
former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke was the school's first coach from
2013 to 2014.
Both Miller and Johnson were internal hires for the school.
Miller was a special teams scout for the New England Patriots in 2014 under Belichick before coming to IMG the following season
