Career Path: At 42 years old,Many Diaz has almost spent half of his life coaching defense as he has 18 years of experience on that side of the ball. He had 2 different stints as Middle Tennessee’s defensive coordinator (06-07 & 08-09). Diaz was Mississippi State’s defensive of coordinator the next year and then held the same position at Texas from 2011-2013. After an unsuccessful tenure in Austin in which he was fired, Diaz wound up at Louisiana Tech and bounced back in a major way as his defense led the nation in turnovers. Mississippi State brought him back after his successful season in Ruston.
FIU’s List of Potential Coaching Candidates: Manny Diaz
