As Texas A&M snagged Miami Gulliver defensive end Donell Harris out of South Florida in the 2020 recruiting class and then a pair of Miami Central offensive playmakers in Yulkeith Brown and Amari Daniels in the 2021 class that signed just months ago, Miami Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz started snooping around to find out who the Aggies had on staff that was so effectively recruiting his area.
It led him to find a defensive analyst named Ishmael Aristide, and when his recent linebackers coach hire of Travis Williams from Auburn bolted for an opportunity as defensive coordinator at UCF, Aristide became a target Diaz wanted for the vacancy on his coaching staff.