The one major hole missing on Manny Diaz’s staff until Friday was the lockdown ace recruiter. The new coach filled his staff with coaches who have major upside as recruiters — running backs coach Eric Hickson is a Fort Lauderdale Dillard alumnus and well respected in South Florida; offensive line coach Butch Barry brings NFL experience to potentially compensate for his lack of a recruiting track record — but not many who have a reputation for luring four- and five-star prospects.
Diaz changed things with his final two hires last week. The coach hired Taylor Stubblefield to be the Miami Hurricanes’ wide receivers coach and, more importantly, plucked Stephen Field from the Louisville Cardinals to be Miami’s tight ends coach.