Hurricanes football has suffered from being laggards to new philosophy... until Lashlee

Miami was once at the forefront of modern ideas. Howard Schnellenberger’s passing attack, Jimmy Johnson’s 4-3 defense, and Dennis Erickson’s one-back offense were all innovative and against the grain. The late great Sam Jankovich, Miami’s then Athletic Director, aimed at finding young coaches who were masterminds of philosophy and schematic plans. Back then Miami was hiring innovators and early adopters. Lately though, Miami has been a laggard when it comes to the adoption of new scheme and philosophy.

The City of Miami as a football laggard has shown with the constant hiring of pro style coaches to run the ‘Canes offense.