Since the NCAA Transfer Portal was introduced in October 2018, Manny Diaz has been a frequent user of its benefits. For those student-athletes who employ the Transfer Portal, there are a plethora of reasons for joining Diaz’s organization and playing for the University of Miami Hurricanes football program - the weather, a beautiful campus, a storied history, and top tier placement of NFL prospects - just to name a few.
However, there are also a few reasons that have made Diaz’s sales pitch quite difficult and has resulted in a two-way street in and out of South Florida.