In the weeks after a whirlwind December that saw a once-promising season end with an ugly loss to Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl, the abrupt retirement of former coach Mark Richt and the return of former defensive coordinator Manny Diaz to lead the Hurricanes, questions loomed large over the Miami football program.
What kind of coach would Diaz be? What kind of staff would he put together? How would some of Miami’s offensive players — who’d never worked closely with Diaz — respond to his taking over as coach?
There may have been uncertainty early on, but there was one thing Diaz knew nearly from the get-go — he wanted David Feeley running his strength and conditioning program.