A six-pack of Hurricanes notes on a Tuesday, on a day Mark Richt announced that his remaining staff opening will be used on a defensive coach:
u25aa Six days after being named Temple’s coach, Manny Diaz admitted it was “weird” and “awkward” to return to the UM practice field Tuesday to serve a final 11 days as defensive coordinator, culminating in the Dec. 27 Pinstripe Bowl against Wisconsin at Yankee Stadium.
“You have to get through that,” he said of the awkwardness. But “guys were really focused at the task at hand.”
Asked if UM tried to talk him into staying before he took the Temple job, Diaz said yes.