The Miami Hurricanes Great Makeover

The Miami Hurricanes revealed a massive infrastructure overhaul in 2016 that will improve the perception of the U brand nationally.

Staff and facilities have been a centralized focus. In the modern day college arms race, Miami will enter the competition with something it hasn’t seen in years. Upgrades.

Coach Mark Richt was named the 24th head coach in Miami Hurricane History in December of 2015. Richt is a proud alumnus who thankfully was of right mind and instantly became the face of the program when he accepted the position. Richt averaged over 10 wins a season at the University of Georgia and erased the common misconception that Miami was unwilling to pay for a quality and reputable coach.

It is believed Mark Richt will make about four million plus annually. (Private Schools are not obligated/required to release coaches salaries) Richt’s expected salary would rank him among the top 20 highest-paid coaches in college football according to a FOX Sports Report by Aaron Torres reported earlier this year.

"On October 27th 2015, ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum pulled no punches while on the set of ESPN’s College Football Live. “I think Miami is just an absolute terrible job. I think this program is bankrupt. I think it has delusional fan-base thinking this is the ’80s and ’90s and maybe even the early part of the new millennium. I don’t get it. I don’t know why any coach in their right mind would want this job.”"

The first and most important piece of infrastructure change was not a building. It was not a rigid piece of steel, panes of glass, a therapeutic whirlpool or a stainless steel slide for that matter. It was a legitimizing the head coach’s position. Mark Richt was a great hire to do that.