Ranking the 9 new Power 5 head coach hires this offseason
5. Manny Diaz, Duke
Diaz returns to the ACC, this time as head coach of the Blue Devils. While Diaz was dismissed as Miami鈥檚 head coach during the 2021 season, his time with the Hurricanes wasn鈥檛 awful. In total, Diaz led Miami to a 21-15 record and three straight bowl games, though the Hurricanes never made it to an ACC championship game.
Diaz should be able to keep Duke competitive. Like former Blue Devils head coach Mike Elko, Diaz is a defensive-minded guy and he knows the area well both as a former ACC head coach and a former position coach for NC State. Diaz has always been considered a great recruiter so that bodes well for him in Durham, but he will need to keep Duke headed in the right direction if he wants his second stint in the ACC to last longer.
