It’s unknown who will be the interim coach for that game. Miami will play Washington State in the Sun Bowl later this month. Mullens said Oregon and Cristobal had reached an agreement on terms of a new deal, but he “knew that he was going to consider that Miami offer as well." His job security had been in question for some time, and speculation ramped up three weeks ago when the Hurricanes dismissed athletic director Blake James - one of the people who hired Diaz.įiring Diaz, though, suggested Miami was certain that Cristobal was coming. It comes after Diaz was fired following a 7-5 regular season and going 21-15 in three seasons at Miami. He wanted to be a candidate for the top job when the Hurricanes fired Larry Coker but instead was hired as coach at FIU and spent six seasons there.Ī four-season stint as an Alabama assistant followed, and then Cristobal spent four years as head coach in Oregon.īut the lure of home was just too strong. He left to spend three seasons at Rutgers, then returned to Miami from 2004 through 2006. That's the alma mater and that's home."Ĭristobal played at Miami, was part of the 19 title-winning teams and returned to the Hurricanes to start his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Butch Davis in 1998. “The University of Miami made it clear - I won't comment on the ways - that Mario was a person of interest," Mullens said. The university has said it plans to give athletics an influx of cash, in part because the school's hospital system has seen profits skyrocket during the pandemic.ĭiaz was hired by Miami in 2018 on the same day that Mark Richt stepped down this time, the football vacancy was even shorter, since Miami wasn’t firing Diaz without a commitment from Cristobal to come aboard. Diaz was making around $4 million annually. “My family and I are excited to return home to the University of Miami," Cristobal said.Ĭristobal and Miami were finalizing terms on a 10-year, $80 million deal, by far the richest the Hurricanes ever have given a coach. He let the Ducks know of the decision Monday, his team meeting in Oregon nearly simultaneous with Miami announcing the firing of coach Manny Diaz after three seasons. – Mario Cristobal is going home again.Ĭristobal is leaving Oregon and returning to Miami, accepting an offer to become head coach at his alma mater, where he won two national championships as a player.
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