The cancelation of all collegiate sports through the remainder of the 2019-20 academic calendar has had far more wide-reaching problems beyond the cancelations of the NCAA Tournament and spring sports. Miami head football coach Manny Diaz is concerned about the impact throughout his program.
Unlike many college football programs in the northern half of the country, the Miami Hurricanes were able to get in four practices this spring before the entire world was put on hold on March 12. The loss of spring football after four practices cost Miami a chance to build chemistry with Rhett Lashlee and D’Eriq King.