Mark Richt lost arguably his best coach this week when defensive coordinator Manny Diaz left to become head coach at Temple.
Diaz anchored the Hurricane’s defense the past two seasons leading them to back-to-back top 25 rankings according to S&P advanced metrics (No. 22 and No. 7).
The void left by Diaz created a domino effect on Miami’s 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes as they lost recruit after recruit since the news broke.
It looks like Mark Richt made an effort to stabilize the recruiting class and potentially safe enough money to hire an offensive coordinator.