'Canes receivers coach Kevin Beard reportedly replaced by Ron Dugans

Kevin Beard One of the Hurricanes' most popular assistant coaches won't be a part of Mark Richt's staff after all.

Receivers coach Kevin Beard, who interviewed with the new Hurricanes coach earlier this week, informed the Sun Sentinel via text message on Friday that Richt is "going in another direction."

Beard, a member of Miami's 2001 national championship team, spent two years with the Hurricanes, the first as an assistant director of operations in 2014 and as a wide receivers coach last season.

He was immensely popular with current players on both sides of the ball and well-regarded among many top-notch South Florida recruits, most notably St. Thomas Aquinas receiver Sam Bruce, who played…