Manny Diaz was named the Head Coach at Temple on December 12 to replace Geoff Collins who left for Georgia Tech. After his introduction as the Owls Head Coach, Diaz stayed with the Miami football program through their loss to Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 27.
Three days after Miami’s loss to the Badgers, Mark RIcht resigned as Head Coach and Diaz was hired less than 12 hours later to succeed him. Miami had to pay Temple a $4 million buyout for Diaz’s promotion and have the Hurricanes former Defensive Coordinator return as Head Coach of the Hurricanes.