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"With the college football world turning fast - USC hired Lincoln Riley; Florida hired Billy Napier - Miami’s hasn’t moved on a coach because ... president Julio Frenk prefers the new athletic director to decide on the coach, a source said.
2. The athletic director hiring is expected Monday or Tuesday, according to a source. Miami said it would take two weeks to name an athletic director from the Nov. 16 firing of Blake James. That two weeks is done Monday.
Alonzo Highsmith, the former Cane and NFL front-office executive, is the clear front-runner. Another former Cane who talked with Miami decision-makers: Gino Torretta. Highsmith has the backing of some key Board of Trustees, would be a popular choice in the community, but would have to lean on some NCAA-savvy administrators to do the nuts-and-bolts of the job. He doesn’t have that background. What he does bring is a football mind and ...
3. The thought he could make the best run at another UM football alu, Mario Cristobal. Everything to do with a football program is better for Cristobal at Oregon. The only lure Miami has for Cristobal and his wife is living where they grew up and his return to the Canes program. Cristobal flew back into Miami this weekend to visit his mother, who in a hospital. But that had nothing to do with the coaching search. Who knows how much any of this means to Cristobal?
4. Lane Kiffin is the other good option for Miami. He wants the job. Kiffin likes South Florida, and still has his Boca Raton home from coaching Florida Atlantic. He took Mississippi to a 10-2 record and No. 9 ranking in the rugged Southeastern Conference. He’s a good fit for Miami from his offensive mind and quirky personality. The knock is he’s not a great recruiter and his career choices in his youth, hopping from the Oakland Raiders to USC to Tennessee. He’s 46 now. He’d be a good fit for Miami.
5. The question for Miami is if Cristobal isn’t interested and the school doesn’t want Kiffin if the next-best option is Manny Diaz coming back. Another who wants the job: Ken Dorsey, the former Miami quarterback now Buffalo’s quarterback coach. Diaz loses offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, who is taking the SMU job. That’s a big loss considering this season’s comeback was built around Lashlee’s offense and quarterback Tyler Van Dyke’s arm.
And the clock is ticking."
2. The athletic director hiring is expected Monday or Tuesday, according to a source. Miami said it would take two weeks to name an athletic director from the Nov. 16 firing of Blake James. That two weeks is done Monday.
Alonzo Highsmith, the former Cane and NFL front-office executive, is the clear front-runner. Another former Cane who talked with Miami decision-makers: Gino Torretta. Highsmith has the backing of some key Board of Trustees, would be a popular choice in the community, but would have to lean on some NCAA-savvy administrators to do the nuts-and-bolts of the job. He doesn’t have that background. What he does bring is a football mind and ...
3. The thought he could make the best run at another UM football alu, Mario Cristobal. Everything to do with a football program is better for Cristobal at Oregon. The only lure Miami has for Cristobal and his wife is living where they grew up and his return to the Canes program. Cristobal flew back into Miami this weekend to visit his mother, who in a hospital. But that had nothing to do with the coaching search. Who knows how much any of this means to Cristobal?
4. Lane Kiffin is the other good option for Miami. He wants the job. Kiffin likes South Florida, and still has his Boca Raton home from coaching Florida Atlantic. He took Mississippi to a 10-2 record and No. 9 ranking in the rugged Southeastern Conference. He’s a good fit for Miami from his offensive mind and quirky personality. The knock is he’s not a great recruiter and his career choices in his youth, hopping from the Oakland Raiders to USC to Tennessee. He’s 46 now. He’d be a good fit for Miami.
5. The question for Miami is if Cristobal isn’t interested and the school doesn’t want Kiffin if the next-best option is Manny Diaz coming back. Another who wants the job: Ken Dorsey, the former Miami quarterback now Buffalo’s quarterback coach. Diaz loses offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, who is taking the SMU job. That’s a big loss considering this season’s comeback was built around Lashlee’s offense and quarterback Tyler Van Dyke’s arm.
And the clock is ticking."
