Noles247.com can confirm that Florida State has hired Minnesota assistant head coach and linebackers coach Bill Miller for their remaining coaching vacancy.

Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill also confirmed during a press conference on Monday afternoon that Miller was departing the Gophers for Tallahassee.

"He is going to Florida State," Kill said of Miller.

Miller's candidacy for the role was first released by Noles247.com and Pete Roussel of CoachingSearch.com on Monday morning.

Miller has nearly four decades of coaching experience.

He has a great deal of experience in the Sunshine State. He recruited heavily in South Florida for the Gophers. He served as the defensive coordinator at Miami from 1995-1998 and was linebackers/associate head coach at Florida during 2003-2004.

Miller has worked with virtually a who's who in the college football coaching world. In addition to working with Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill, Miller served on staffs under Nick Saban, Jimmy Johnson, Ron Zook, Dirk Koetter, Chuck Shelton, Pat Jones, College Football Hall of Fame member Chris Ault and the late Bud Elliott.

He was a semifinalst for the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to college football's Assistant Coach of the Year, while at Michigan State (2000) and Florida (2003). Miller has been on staff with five teams that have won conference championships and has coached in 11 bowl games.

Prior to joining the Gophers, Miller most recently coached the linebackers and served as the co-defensive coordinator for Kansas in 2009.

Miller, who also coached in the 1991 Blue-Gray Football Classic, is a graduate of Hutchinson (Kan.) High School. He played two years at Hutchinson Junior College in 1974-75 and then finished his collegiate career playing safety at Texas-Arlington in 1976-77.

Miller, who earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas-Arlington in 1978, and his wife Lisa have two grown children, Cole and Jackson. Cole recently received his degree in economics and international relations from Michigan State, while Jackson is a student at Michigan State.

Coaching Experience

2011-2014: Minnesota - Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers

2009: Kansas - Linebackers/Co-Defensive Coordinator

2008: Louisville - Linebackers

2007: Western Michigan - Defensive Coordinator

2005-06: Arizona - Defensive Coordinator

2003-04: Florida - Associate Head Coach/Linebackers

1999-02: Michigan State - Defensive Coordinator

1995-98: Miami (Fla.) - Defensive Coordinator

1989-94: Oklahoma State - Defensive Coordinator

1986-88: Minnesota - Defensive Backs

1983-85: Nevada - Defensive Coordinator

1981-82: Drake - Defensive Backs

1979-80: Oklahoma State - Graduate Assistant

1978: Texas-Arlington - Graduate Assistant

Playing Experience

Hutchinson Junior College, 1974-75

Texas-Arlington, 1976-77

College

B.S., Texas-Arlington, 1978

High School

Hutchinson (Kan.), 1974