Jason Blissett can admit it now: He was panicked throughout most of Sunday.
When Blissett got the text message from one of the Miami Hurricanes’ recruiting staff members telling to tell him coach Mark Richt was retiring, Blissett didn’t really know what to do. Even after defensive coordinator Manny Diaz took the job as the coach of the Temple Owls, Blissett signed his National Letter of Intent with the Hurricanes because he had faith in Richt. For a few hours Sunday, the four-star defensive tackle worried he had made a mistake.
Then he got another text later in the night.