Manny Diaz is still working to put together the Miami Hurricanes’ offensive staff in time to hit the recruiting trail effectively, but the coach’s defensive staff has been in place for nearly a week now.
On Friday, Miami announced the hiring of Blake Baker as defensive coordinator, prying the assistant coach away from his job as defensive coordinator and safeties coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Diaz opted to keep the rest of the staff intact, which means most of the coaches’ recruiting abilities are known at this point. Defensive line coach Jess Simpson, linebackers coach Jonathan Patke, cornerbacks coach Mike Rumph and safeties coach Ephraim Banda all spent time recruiting for the Hurricanes’ Class of 2018.