Miano enrolled at the St. Louis Community College and was athletically inactive from 1992 until 1994 . His collegiate football career began at Highland Community College in Highland , Kansas . Miano earned All-Conference and All-American honors for his play in the 1994 season at HCC . While at Highland , Miano received dozens of scholarship offers from Big Eight Conference , Big Ten Conference , Western Athletic Conference and Big East Conference schools . Miano accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Kansas and enrolled there in the spring of 1995 . After completing spring football practices at Kansas , Miano transferred to Missouri State University in Springfield , Missouri . His play in the 1995 season at Missouri State earned him the Gateway Football Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year award and All-Conference honors . Miano was also named the Bears Defensive Lineman of the Year . Miano entered the 1996 season as one of the Bears team captains . His play earned him Associated Press and AFCA 1st Team All-American honors . He was named the Gateway Football Conference 's Defensive Player of the Year
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