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Florida football: Gators and Canes coaching staffs share common ties

Manny Diaz has several interesting facts in his backstory.

He served as a production assistant at ESPN for two years before taking on a graduate assistant position at his alma mater, Florida State.

His father served as the mayor of Miami from 2001-2009 and spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

He created the Turnover Chain phenomenon that graced us with the one-year presence of the Turnover Backpack in Tallahassee (R.I.P. Turnover Purse).

But the most interesting connection in Manny Diaz’s past is his connection with Florida football head coach Dan Mullen.