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Miami Hurricanes College Football Season Preview

By Eric Robinson

Oct 10, 2015; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) hands off to running back Joseph Yearby (2) in the second quarter of their game against the Miami Hurricanes at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) hands off to running back Joseph Yearby (2) in the second quarter of their game against the Miami Hurricanes at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 21, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Miami Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt speaks with the media during the ACC Football Kickoff at Westin Charlotte. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Miami Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt speaks with the media during the ACC Football Kickoff at Westin Charlotte. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Coaching Staff

Richt has assembled a coaching staff that has noteworthy backgrounds. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown was running backs coach at Wisconsin and Georgia the past two seasons. Wide receivers coach Ron Dugans provides the unit a coach with collegiate/NFL experience. Richt also tabbed Manny Diaz to be the defensive coordinator, who has had previous stops at Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, and Texas.

Nov 7, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt reacts to the fans and students after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated Kentucky 27-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt reacts to the fans and students after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated Kentucky 27-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

One of the underrated signings to the staff was defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski. He gained respectability from his work at the University of Missouri by coaching NFL players such as Sheldon Richardson, Shane Ray, Kony Ealy, and Aldon Smith.

The implementation of the staff has restored a little swagger within the program. Whether or not the staff as a whole will succeed is of course something that will take time.

Richt barely kept an holdovers from Golden’s staff which is actually a single step in a positive direction.

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