Jamill Smith, also known as Coach Millz, has been playing a big part in Indiana recruiting ever since he was quarterbacking the Muncie Southside Rebels recording 4000 yards and 38 touchdowns combined through the air and on the ground. After a switch to wide receiver at Ball State where he accumulated nearly 2000 yards and 17 touchdowns over the span of three seasons, Smith would have several stints in the CFL over a five year span including a Grey Cup Championship with the Ottawa Redblacks before returning to Indiana to mold the minds and bodies of the future and current top athletes in the state.
“I [just] love the game,” Smith, who is currently the Defensive Back coach at Hamilton Southeastern, says. “After playing I tried to get away from it a little bit, but after [after] seeing all these kids hit me up that I have trained I realized I [need] to do what I love.”
It is not all about the physical training that Smith teaches these kids, though. It is the recruiting process, it is how to talk to the media and anything he wish he had known when he was in their shoes.
“[I share] literally every experience I have been through,” Smith says. “Whether it be training, competing or conditioning-wise. The mindset you have to have as an athlete is what I share with these kids. When you get knowledge you cannot use it for yourself, you must always pass it on.”
While to some it may not be out of the ordinary, some of the states best athletes give credit to Smith for where they are now.
“Working with Millz has helped me expeditiously,” 2025 Hamilton Southeastern defensive back Mason Alexander says. “Before working with Millz I was a common DB, but after that he has helped me perfect my craft and get me in touch with college coaches.”
Although Millz may have done some behind-the-scenes work with Alexander, it does not take much convincing for a college coach to be hooked on the 6-foot, 170 pound rising junior. As a sophomore on Varsity, the two-sport athlete ran a 10.71 100 meter dash in track, snagged two interceptions, recovered two fumbles, 21 tackles and scored on a kick return touchdown leading to offers from IU, Florida, Ohio State, Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, Ole Miss and Pitt among others.
“The recruiting process took off in May,” Alexander says. “Over spring break I got my three biggest offers, but as soon as the season starts it will pick back up. The top schools I am looking at right now are Florida, Ohio State and Kentucky but I will be picking up some more as the year goes on. My goal is to get at least four interceptions this season and be the number one DB in my class. ”
Another multi-sport 2025 athlete that should be picking up some more offers as the year goes on is Fishers wide receiver Jon Anthony Hall.
“I am glad where [in the recruiting process] I am right now,” Hall says. “Getting offers before my junior year separates me from other kids in my age group, I think I am ahead of the game for sure.”
Although he already holds offers from Akron, Miami (OH) and Ball State, the 6-foot-1 three-sport athlete is coming off a sophomore year where he hauled in 262 yards and five touchdowns on just 11 receptions, snagged one interception and 15 tackles defensively, scored a kickoff return touchdown, averaged seven points and five rebounds on the basketball court and recorded a long jump of 23-feet-1-inch in track and had a work out with the Purdue staff last month.
“Purdue is one of the top schools I would like to go to,” Hall says. “The academics are good, I really liked the facilities when I was up there and everything was just really nice. Working with Millz [has] helped me fine tune the skills I need to be a receiver in college”
Being a coach in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, Jamill Smith rightfully attracts the top talent in the conference to train with him. Which is exactly what happened with 2025 Noblesville tight end Aiden Brewer who has jumped onto the recruiting scene since training with Smith.
“I have picked up a few offers in May including IU,” Brewer says. “I have continued to work hard at camps, still working for some more offers.”
The 6-foot-4 Brewer is coming off an All-Conference sophomore season with the Millers that saw him record 270 yards and three touchdowns on just 15 receptions. On the basketball court, Brewer chipped in two points, three rebounds, a steal and a block per game. The impressive sophomore campaign has led to offers from IU, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ball State, Marshall, Toledo and Central Michigan.
“I have always been a big Louisville fan,” Brewer says. “I do not really have a dream school but I would really love to play for them. Millz is always trying to get my name out there, it is just incredible to see the improvement I have gotten from working with him.”
These three future division one athletes are just a small portion of talent ranging from other future D1 athletes to current D1 athletes and NFL such as Jeremy Chinn, David Bell, Julius Brents and Jaylon Jones.
“[My best piece of advice] is to stay the course because it is a long journey,” Smith says. “ Football is a microcosm of life, if you can handle football, you can handle life.”