Ron Turner was FIU's previous coach. Put yourself in Frost's shoes. Who would you rather recruit against, Turner or Davis?
The 64-year-old Davis is well-known by college football fans in the state of Florida. After all, he took over a Miami program in 1995 that was on probation with severe scholarship limitations. Even so, he went a remarkable 51-20 in six years, including 11-1 in his final season, just missing out playing for a national title.
Davis recruited or coached numerous stars at Miami, including Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Jeremy Shockey, Ed Reed and Ray Lewis.