Mario Cristobal played offense line on the Miami football team from 1989-92, was a graduate assistant coach with the Hurricanes from 1998-2000 and an assistant coach from 2004-06 was tabbed as the seventh most likely coach to win his first national title by 247Sports.Com. Cristobal is entering his third season at Oregon.
Mario Cristobal began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Miami football program from 1998-20. After three seasons as an offensive line and tight ends coach at Rutgers, Cristobal returned to the Miami football program as the tight ends coach in 2004-05 and the offensive line coach in 2006.