Miami Hurricanes head coach Manny Diaz opened his weekly press conference by refuting comments by ESPN lead college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit that he is not aligned with University President Julio Frenk and Athletic Director Blake James on the direction of the program.
The comments from Herbstreit were in response to an article by Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald about the state of the Miami football program. Jackson interviewed a Miami official, a former Hurricanes assistant coach an NFL scout, “a former All-American Canes player and two Board of Trustees members.”
Herbstreit discussed the fall of the Miami football program since national championship head coach Larry Coker left, the fact the Hurricanes have averaged 7-5 since then, a 45-minute drive for students to Hard Rock Stadium and the previously mentioned observation that the entire administration needs to be aligned.