Diaz helped develop the Miami defense into one of the best in the nation. The Miami football team finished the 2018 regular season second in total defense and first against the pass, in third-down conversion percentage against and tackles for loss.
Diaz’s departure to Temple leaves Miami with a big hole in their coaching staff. The potential is there for Diaz to take at least one member of his defensive staff with him. Cornerbacks Coach Ephraim Banda who was hired by Diaz at Texas, Mississippi State and Miami could join Diaz in Philadelphia.
Miami has a few options in the direction they want to go.