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The circus that has surrounded Manny Diaz’s status at Miami is over.
The Hurricanes head coach was informed Monday morning that he was being fired after 3 seasons at the school.
BREAKING: Miami coach Manny Diaz has been informed he has been let go, per source. He was 21-15 in three seasons at UM. The move paves the way for the Canes to hire Oregon’s Mario Cristobal as Miami’s next head coach.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 6, 2021
Multiple media reports over the course of the last 72 hours had indicated that Miami was actively pursuing Oregon coach Mario Cristobal, a former Hurricanes player and Miami native.
All the while, Diaz and his staff continued to recruit, drawing sympathy from college football analysts and fans and creating a backlash over the University’s handling of the situation.
Diaz was 21-15 as head coach of the Hurricanes.
No official announcement has been made about Cristobal, but it now appears there’s a good chance he’ll be returning home.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
