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Eporro.com’s Ferdie Miller Uses Profile To Land College Opportunity

6/10/2009

Birmingham, Ala. – Two years ago, Quinterrius “Ferdie” Miller was a little used 10^th grade fullback, a player lost in the shadows behind a plethora of running backs at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Ala. Now, through his hard work and the promotional tools of Eporro.com, Miller will take his game to the collegiate level, enrolling at West Alabama to compete for playing time under legendary Coach Bobby Wallace.

“As a 10^th grader, he didn’t get the ball much, but when he did he had lots of production,” said Brian Miller, Quinterrius’ father. “I would always give him articles on some of the running backs, like Barry Sanders, who didn’t play until their senior year,” added Miller. “We just thought if he got an opportunity to show what he could do, we thought he could play.”

A small school player, Miller and his father saw firsthand the challenges of getting college coaches out to recruit him. The 5-foot-10, 190 pound Miller also transformed his game during his final two high school seasons, going from an unused fullback to a feature player in a prolific offensive system. Miller increased his speed and power, and now benches 400 pounds and runs the 40 yard dash in 4.5 seconds. Still, the offers weren’t pouring in like he or his family had hoped.

“He wasn’t getting any help, as far as somebody speaking and talking with him,” commented Miller. “It’s hard getting notoriety at small schools, they don’t seem to get in the recruiting magazines or get a push for coaches to contact kids and in turn they miss lots of talent.”

While facing those realities of recruiting, Miller turned to Eporro.com, which put the family in the driver’s seat when it came to Ferdie’s role in the process. Miller created a full profile, complete with athletic and scholastic achievements. Included in that database was a full-length video highlight film, capturing Miller’s stellar success on the gridiron.

From there, Eporro.com did the legwork, with Miller and his family using the site to send out his profile to various programs at the Division II level. The hard work paid off, with Miller’s online resume getting noticed by the Gulf South Conference power West Alabama. Coach Wallace saw enough talent in the standout that he invited Miller to campus to compete for the Tigers in 2010.

“I think that’s a big asset of Eporro.com,” said Miller. “Kids can let Eporro.com sell them and it can really work in favor of those kids. I know it worked out great for Ferdie.”

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