There’s a little shock and awe around the Miami Hurricanes social media stratosphere this winter. Mario Cristobal’s first two coordinators (offensive and defensive) have both left the program after one season in Coral Gables. Josh Gattis, Cristobal’s highly paid OC- was fired. Kevin Steele, Cristobal’s veteran DC- has left for the same position on Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff.
While I was surprised at the neither making it past year one, I’m not surprised that both were short-term “rentals” in Coral Gables. Good coordinators are bound to be snatched up for either better (yes, Bama is a better gig) horizontal moves or into head coaching roles or even to the NFL.