The recruitment of Alonzo Highsmith for the Chief of Staff position with the Miami football program created a lot of excitement and a polarized process from the Hurricanes fanbase. When Highsmith was not able to come to an agreement with the Miami athletic department the fallout was significant.
The announcement of Ed Reed as the Chief of Staff on Thursday alleviated a lot of those ill feelings. Highsmith posted on Twitter on Thursday afternoon that “Ed Reed coming back to Miami is like Jordan going back to North Carolina Cane Legend, HOF and anything else that describes great.