In December of 2019, Miami Hurricanes head football coach Mark Richt elected to retire from coaching after a Pinstripe Bowl loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz had already taken the head coaching job at Temple, but former Miami AD Blake James chose to buy Diaz out of his contract and hire him as the ‘Canes new head football coach.
Diaz had been the Hurricanes defensive coordinator since the 2016 season and his only head coaching experience was over two weeks with the Owls after replacing Geoff Collins in Philly.