Mario Cristobal was widely praised when he hired Kevin Steele as the defensive coordinator and Josh Gattis as the offensive coordinator on his first staff he was widely praised. Steele has coached for over 40 years. Gattis came to Miami after winning the 2021 Broyles Award as the best assistant coach in college football.
Mario Cristobal quickly pivoted when Gattis and Steele did not work out and hired Lance Guidry as the new defensive coordinator and Shannon Dawson as the offensive coordinator as replacements. Cristobal fired Gattis and Steele left Miami to become the defensive coordinator at Alabama.