STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Manny Diaz isn't happy with how his tenure at Miami ended, but the former Hurricanes head coach admits the timing worked out just fine.
Fired on Dec. 6 after going 21-15 in three years with Miami, Diaz is already three practices into his new gig as Penn State's defensive coordinator.
It's a role Penn State coach James Franklin believes Diaz is perfectly suited.
"The head coach experience is a bonus, but [hiring] the most experienced defensive coordinator, successful defensive coordinator that we could get that came from a similar scheme background [was the goal]," Franklin said.