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