Miami was able to avoid an upset against Virginia Tech on Saturday, but head coach admitted afterward that the game came close to not happening at all.
Diaz told reporters following his team's 25-24 win that the Hurricanes were "were on the brink" of not playing because of issues related to COVID-19:
"(The players) wanted to play, and we were right on the brink at some position groups whether we could even function as a team. Some guys had to step up. We were really down on numbers at offensive line. It makes it hard to practice.