It’s December 12th, 2018. Officials at Temple announce their choice to succeed outgoing football coach Geoff Collins: Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz.
Fast forward three weeks eighteen days. In a surprise move, Miami head coach Mark Richt announces his retirement after just three years on the job (and a brutal, brutal thrashing at the hands of Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl). The Hurricanes, already way behind on the coaching carousel, need to move quickly. And quickly they move, selecting as their new head coach..... Temple head coach Manny Diaz. The Canes are forced to pay Diaz’s $4 million buyout to elevate a guy that was on their staff just three weeks earlier.