Prior to the 2018 Miami Hurricanes season, one of the largest areas of concern for the team was the defensive line, and how first-year coach Jess Simpson would fare filling-in for Craig Kuligowski, who left after 2017 to become the defensive line coach at Alabama.
Not only was it Simpson’s first year, but he also had to deal with the departure of R.J. McIntosh, Kendrick Norton and Trent Harris, three valuable lineman from 2017, who bolted to the NFL.
A year later, with a majority of the Canes being a rollercoaster, Simpson and his unit have been questionably the most stellar and productive on the entire team.