It was a brutal season for the Miami-Ohio Redhawks. They finished 11-21 on the season, and announced that their head coach, John Cooper, would not be returning. The woes continued in the off-season, with the Weather’s brothers, a huge percentage of their offense, announcing that they were transferring. According to this article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Michael Weathers wasn’t impressed with the culture at Miami.
"I really love how Coach Anderson really illustrated that they play hard, play tough and play with character," Weathers said. "That's a huge thing because coming from an environment where the team didn't do so well and care about losing, but at Arkansas you have a winning culture and winning environment.