Miami football coaching candidates emerge from outside
floated the names of Baylor Head Coach
, Troy Head Coach
and former Indianapolis Colts Head Coach, Chuck Pagano
Rhule-He spent five years at Temple before leaving following the 2016 season. Rhule was 28-23 in Philly. He was replaced by Geoff Collins who left for Georgia Tech after two seasons and who is now being replaced by Diaz. Rhule has reportedly been looking for other jobs with Baylor potentially facing probation
Brown– He is 35-16 in four years at Troy with wins in bowl games the last three years. Brown has been a popular name over the last few seasons. If James wants to appease the Board of Trustees and the fanbase, Brown is probably not the right hire.
Pagano- Pagano was the defensive backs and special teams coach under Davis at Miami from 1995-2000. He left with Davis to become the secondary coach of the Cleveland Browns under Davis. Pagano most recently was the Head Coach of the Colts from 2011-17.
UM was shocked by Richt retirement. Administration's understanding was he was prepared to make needed changes.Keep in mind that Cristobal has large buyout; no contact there yet but certainly could happen. UM wasn't interested in Mike Leach last time around but worth reconsidering
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) December 30, 2018
Sports Illustrated had all the names expected and added a few that were not on the list of predictable names or CBS Sports list. SI states:
"“Miami doesn’t need to run a pro-style offense. The Hurricanes sit in an area that has a surplus of great athletes and a dearth of elite quarterbacks. So why not steer into the surplus and run an offense that can score points with even an average QB and win championships with a great one?”"
The names that SI proposed that have not been previously listed were Syracuse Head Coach Dino Babers, Washington State Head Coach Mike Leach and Clemson Co-Offensive Coordinator Tony Elliott.
Babers- He is nearly the same age as Richt and did not become a Head Coach until 2012 at Eastern Illinois. Babers has been Syracuse’s Head Coach since 2016. He is 36-28 in five years as an FBS Head Coach with Bowling Green and the Orange. Syracuse finished 10-3 this season with the nation’s 20th best offense.