No more turnover chain: Mario Cristobal confirms Miami has retired sideline prop

Miami’s turnover chain, which helped launch the sideline prop trend in college football, has officially been retired.

Hurricanes assistant Alex Mirabal reportedly told a recruit in January, “We got rid of the turnover chains and stuff like that. We’re here to play football.” On Wednesday, Cristobal confirmed that news. The first-year Miami head coach told Brett McMurphy that the turnover chain is no longer part of the program’s culture.

Miami dumping Turnover Chain: UM coach Mario Cristobal said the ‘Canes are getting rid of the Turnover Chain “It’s not part of our culture,” Cristobal told me. UM has had the Turnover Chain since 2017

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 21, 2022

The turnover chain was introduced in 2017, during the Mark Richt era, to celebrate defensive takeaways. It continued during Manny Diaz’s 3 seasons after Richt stepped down.

Miami Takeaways by Season
Turnover Chain Era (Since 2017)

2017 — 31
2018 — 25
2019 — 20
2020 — 16
2021 — 11 pic.twitter.com/Zk6b9sWHqR

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 21, 2022

The last turnover chain celebration… 2021 vs Duke after a @marcusclarkej01 INT https://t.co/y7LIIQRN6j pic.twitter.com/BZcTryWdNK

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