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Manny Diaz and hyped coaches make splashy entrance on 88-foot yacht for UM spring tour

UM coach Manny Diaz and his coaching staff arrive on an 88-foot yacht to The Wharf on the Miami River for the 2019 spring tour. By

The sight — and site — shouted pure Miami: Manny Diaz and his University of Miami coaching staff arriving atop an 88-foot Riva yacht on the Miami River to greet hundreds of Hurricanes football fans waiting at The Wharf.

Call it a splashy entrance.

The yacht, donated to UM for the night by a Hurricane Club member, drew plenty of attention at the New Miami Spring Tour, the first of six such fan-oriented events throughout the state and nation.