His defense is looking more and more like the ones that terrorized offenses back when the Miami Hurricanes were winning national championships.
They’re not there yet, University of Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz will tell you, but they’re gaining ground every week.
Diaz, the son of the former Miami mayor and mastermind behind creating a way to motivate his players, was nominated Wednesday for the second year in a row for the Broyles Award that goes to the nation’s top assistant college football coach. He is one of 56 assistant coaches that were nominated from a pool of about 1,500 assistants representing 129 Football Bowl Subdivision programs.