After a tumultuous first season with Manny Diaz as head coach in 2019, Diaz made a marked effort to address the areas where the Miami Hurricanes were exposed.
An offseason of filling holes, combined with all the challenges of new pieces missing time together due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has UM heading into an altered 2020 season — with plenty of optimism.
The Hurricanes lacked a quarterback and an offensive scheme that best suited their playmakers, so they acquired standout Houston grad transfer D’Eriq King and former SMU offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee to install an up-tempo spread attack.