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Miami football has hired Kevin Smith as its next running backs coach, the program announced Friday morning. Smith, who played college football at Central Florida before playing five seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, coached running backs at Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. Smith will look to bring a similar level of success to Miami’s running back room, led by third-year running backs Don Chaney, Jr. and Jaylan Knighton. It’s an honor to be the running backs coach here,” Smith said in the release. “I know Coach Smith will recruit, coach and develop our running back room at a tremendous level and elevate the culture of our program,” Cristobal said.

Four-star recruit Cyrus Moss has signed his letter of intent and will attend Miami, continuing the recruiting hot streak of recently hired head football coach Mario Cristobal. Moss signed during the nationally televised Under Armour All-America Game Saturday. pic.twitter.com/qHeRS0iFAh — Canes Football (@CanesFootball) January 8, 2022A talented edge rusher from Las Vegas, Moss has been a recent Miami target under the Cristobal coaching regime. “I got to see more of what coach Mario Cristobal is trying to build down there,” Moss told 247Sports following his official visit to Miami. “Initially, I didn’t know much about Miami, but I just trusted in Coach Cristobal,” Moss said on NBC’s game telecast Saturday.

Mario Cristobal is bringing over a coach from Oregon.

Kennedy Brooks ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 Oklahoma rode a dominant first half to beat No. 15 Oregon 47-32 in the Alamo Bowl.

The Miami Hurricanes football season is over.

Miami is scheduled to play in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas on Dec. 31 against Washington State.

One of the nation’s top tight ends will compete at Miami next fall. Third-ranked tight end recruit Jaleel Skinner overturned his commitment from the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Hurricanes on Friday — the December signing period’s last day. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal and tight ends coach Stephen Field won the recruiting battle over Alabama, in addition to other Southeastern Conference schools, including Georgia and Auburn. “I’m a believer in Coach Cristobal and I’m a believer in Coach Field,” Skinner told 247Sports. He kept recruiting me and then when they got Coach Cristobal, that just pushed it over the edge.

The first indication of this expansion in Miami’s football budget was the hiring of Mario Cristobal to be its next football head coach. Cristobal received a 10-year, $80 million contract from the Hurricanes, which is much more lucrative than any other UM coach has received in the past. “The only way you could compete is by having the resources,” former Hurricanes punter Brian Monroe said. Elite football programs like Alabama and Georgia have done an excellent job recruiting the talent-rich area of South Florida, which Miami did so successfully throughout their championship runs of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. “I would love to see the Miami Hurricanes win the Coastal and compete with Clemson,” Monroe said.

On this episode of the Miami Sports Pod, Local 10 Sports Anchors Will Manso and Clay Ferraro dive into a big week for Miami football.

Former Miami coach Manny Diaz has been hired as defensive coordinator at Penn State less than a week after he was fired by the Hurricanes.

As University of Miami students and alumni celebrate the hiring of a new football coach who has been touted as the program’s savior, not everyone is doing cartwheels on the Coral Gables campus.

Below is a list of UM alumni that performed at the highest level in Week 13 of the NFL. After a three-sack performance in Week 12 versus Carolina, Phillips totaled three tackles (two for loss), two sacks and two quarterback hits versus the Giants. Homer was given a chance to shine in Week 13 versus the 49ers and made a play that set the tone for the rest of the game. Homer and the Seahawks travel to Houston in Week 14 with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Denzel Perryman: Linebacker, Las Vegas RaidersPerryman, a tackling machine, did what he does best in the Week 13 loss to Washington.

One of the biggest benefits of coaching at a school in the heart of South Florida is the plethora of talented high school players, something Cristobal is keenly aware of. “It’s such a densely populated, talent rich area…there’s a reason the entire country comes here to try to get the talent. It’s time to make sure the talent stays home, ” Cristobal said. It’s clear he has a plan laid out to successfully recruit the most talented players. “You’ve got to make sure they understand how they fit into your program.

“My God, what an honor … As my family’s here, my brother, his wife, my nephews, my goddaughter, everybody’s here,” Cristobal said. “As we talk about building a championship program, as we talk about taking things and elevating the standard to elite levels, it all starts with work,” Cristobal said. We’re going to work together and we’re going to hold each other accountable, because that’s what it takes. It’s always what they tell you in the [classroom] in business management: location, location, location. There’s nothing, and that’s what’s it’s going to take from all of us,” Cristobal said.

Miami welcomed new coach Mario Cristobal with an introductory news conference in Coral Gables, Florida.

Gallery: Mario Cristobal introduced as head coach in first press conference

Mario Cristobal tugged on the orange Hurricanes jersey that had just been presented to him by University of Miami President Julio Frenk and then tried to put into words how returning to his alma mater tugs at his heartstrings.

Welcome home, Mario Cristobal. Oregon’s head coach, who won two National Championships as an offensive tackle at the University of Miami, has been hired and will become the Hurricanes’ 26th head coach, as announced by the university Monday afternoon. Cristobal has been the head coach of the Ducks since the 2018 season. Before Oregon, Cristobal was an assistant head coach at Alabama for four seasons under Nick Saban, where he won a CFP National Championship. Cristobal served as a graduate assistant under former UM head coach Butch Davis from 1998 to 2000 before serving as the tight ends and offensive line coach at Rutgers under Greg Schiano for two years.

Oregon’s head coach, who won two National Championships as an offensive tackle at the University of Miami, has reportedly agreed to become the Hurricanes’ 26th head coach. BREAKING: Miami coach Manny Diaz has been informed he has been let go, per source. The move paves the way for the Canes to hire Oregon’s Mario Cristobal as Miami’s next head coach. Cristobal has been the head coach of the Ducks since the 2018 season. Before Oregon, Cristobal was an assistant head coach at Alabama for four seasons under Nick Saban, where he won a CFP National Championship.

Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami.

Manny Diaz was fired as Miami’s football coach Monday, after a 7-5 regular season and with the school in deep negotiations to bring Oregon coach Mario Cristobal back to his alma mater to take over. Diaz went 21-15 in three seasons at Miami.

What has been speculated for the past week is officially confirmed. Manny Diaz has been fired as the head football coach at Miami, as announced by the school Monday morning. The firing comes shortly after reports that Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal is expected to be replace Diaz. Despite his future up in the air this past week, Diaz and his staff continued to recruit, and even landed a four-star linebacker last week. “We wish him and his family the very best as they move forward.”Diaz has been UM’s head coach since 2019, where he went 6-7.

Twice a national champion as a player, Mario Cristobal has been hired as the University of Miami’s new football coach and has his sights set on returning his alma mater to prominence.

Florida was added to the lengthy list of schools looking for a head football coach that already includes LSU and USC.

25 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. All extracurricular activities tied to the Fiesta Bowl were shelved, the sightseeing tours among them. “Our players, to have the opportunity to do the things that would typically be involved in the Fiesta Bowl would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning said. You would like to have the full experience of the Fiesta Bowl, but it’s the way that it’s gone this year.”The Fiesta Bowl is the culmination of what coach Matt Campbell has built during five seasons in Ames. We’ve had some great games in the past.”HALL'S IMPACT: Oregon's top priority defensive will be trying to slow Hall.

USC reached the Oregon 49, but the Ducks' pass rush prevented Slovis from getting off a Hail Mary. Brown’s first throw for the Ducks was a TD pass to Redd on Oregon’s opening drive. USC earned its spot in the title game by going unbeaten with three late comeback victories along the way. Shough hit Johnson with a 16-yard TD pass in the second quarter before Stepp’s 1-yard TD run capped USC’s 80-yard drive in response. Brown hit Dye with a short TD pass to finish a drive that consumed half of the third quarter.

FIU is heading to the St. Pete Bowl on Dec. 20 following an 8-4 regular season. It's the second straight appearance for the Panthers. The Panthers, coached by Mario Cristobal and led by all-purpose threat T.Y. Hilton, defeated Toledo 34-32 in last year's Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. This year's bowl will be televised at 8 p.m. on ESPN.