Shareef Miller heard it all.
You’re dumb.
You’re going to JUCO.
You got all those offers for nothing.
Miller — once a prized high school prospect in a precarious position — admittedly didn’t care too much about his senior season.
High school football wasn’t his primary concern. Being eligible to play at the next level was. So was getting out of a neighborhood steeped in drugs and temptation.
Miller, now a redshirt sophomore defensive end ready to start for Penn State, held a 1.5 GPA going into his final year of high school.