FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 64 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 35 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U Thursday, September 10, 2020 GAME ONE 8 p.m. ET | ACC Network Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) MIAMI HURRICANES (0-0, 0-0 ACC) HEAD COACH: Manny Diaz (Florida State, 1995) | CAREER: 6-7 (second season) | AT MIAMI: 6-7 (second) SCHEDULES vs. UAB BLAZERS (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) MIAMI (0-0) HEAD COACH: Bill Clark (Jacksonville State, 1990) | CAREER: 46-23 (sixth season) | AT UAB: 35-19 (fifth) SEPTEMBER (0-0) S 10 UAB Hard Rock Stadium 8 p.m. THE GAME The Miami Hurricanes kick off their second season under the direction of head coach Manny Diaz at Hard Rock Stadium against UAB on Sept. 10. S 19 at Louisville* Louisville, Ky. TBD • After opening the past two seasons with neutral site matchups - 2018 vs. LSU in Arlington, Texas at the AdvoCare Classic and 2019 vs. Florida in S 26 Florida State* Hard Rock Stadium TBD • Orlando at the Camping World Kickoff, Miami will open its season at home for the first time since 2017 - a 41-13 win vs. Bethune-Cookman. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network with Dave O'Brien (pxp), Tim Hassebeck (color) and Katie George (sidelines) on the call. Joe Zagacki OCTOBER (0-0) • O 10 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. TBD (pxp) and Don Bailey, Jr. (color) are in the 560 WQAM radio booth for their 19th season together, while Josh Darrow will handle the sideline duty. O 17 Pittsburgh* Hard Rock Stadium TBD Alfredo Alvarez (pxp) and Joe Martinez (color) will carry the game on Unanimo Deportes 990AM live from Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 10. O 24 Virginia* Hard Rock Stadium TBD THE SERIES The Miami Hurricanes and the UAB Blazers will be meeting for the first time on the gridiron in the Sept. 10 showdown at Hard Rock Stadium. NOVEMBER (0-0) • N 6 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 7:30 p.m. N 14 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. TBD THE SEASON Miami's adjusted 2020 schedule was released in July by the Atlantic Coast Conference; due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurricanes will play only N 21 Georgia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium TBD • N 28 at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. TBD 11 games this year - one non-conference game and 10 ACC games. Miami opens its season Sept. 10 against UAB in its lone non-ACC game of 2020. In conjunction with the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Hurricanes football games will have a maximum of 13,000 fans this year. • NOVEMBER (0-0) D 5 North Carolina* Hard Rock Stadium TBD THE HURRICANES • Miami returns 11 starters and 39 letterwinners from a 2019 team that finished 6-7 in head coachManny Diaz's first year at the helm in Coral Gables. • On July 27, Diaz named redshirt senior D'Eriq King Miami's starting quarterback for the season. King, who announced his decision to transfer to UAB (1-0) Miami in January 2020, spent the first four seasons of his career at Houston, where he compiled 82 total touchdowns, 4,925 passing yards and 1,421 rushing yards despite starting just 22 games. He was a 2018 Maxwell Award semifinalist honoring the sport's most outstanding offensive player. SEPTEMBER (1-0) Miami had several players earn major preseason accolades, including QB D'Eriq King (Davey O'Brien Award, Maxwell Award), TE Brevin Jordan S 3 Central Arkansas Birmingham, Ala. W, 45-35 • (Mackey Award), DE (Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy) and LB (Danny Wuerffel Trophy), among others. S 10 at Miami Hard Rock Stadium 8 p.m. Quincy Roche Zach McCloud Diaz, who was the defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes from 2016-2018, retooled Miami's offensive staff this past offseason, hiring Rhett Lashlee S 24 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6:30 p.m. CST • as offensive coordinator from Southern Methodist. He also added wide receivers coachRob Likens, who spent 2019 as offensive coordinator at OCTOBER (0-0) Arizona State, and offensive line coachGarin Justice, who was offensive coordinator at UNLV. Diaz also added UM legendEd Reed as Chief of Staff. O 3 UTSA* Birmingham, Ala. TBA O 10 at Rice* Houston, Texas 6 p.m. CST THE OPPONENT O 17 Western Kentucky* Birmingham, Ala. TBA UAB is under the direction of Bill Clark, who led the Blazers to a 45-35 win over Central Arkansas in their 2020 season opener on Sept. 3. • O 23 Louisiana Birmingham, Ala. TBA Clark, who has been head coach at UAB since 2014, has led the Blazers to at least eight wins in each of the past three seasons, including a 11-3 record • O 31 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, La. 2:30 p.m. CST and 7-1 C-USA record in 2018. He has compiled an impressive 23-9 record in C-USA play during his four seasons at the helm of the Blazers. NOVEMBER (0-0) QUICK HITS N 14 North Texas* Birmingham, Ala. TBA N 21 at UTEP* El Paso, Texas 3 p.m. CST MIAMI OPENS 2020 SEASON VS. BLAZERS CORAL GABLES HAS A NEW KING: D'ERIQ DIAZ HIRES ED REED AS CHIEF OF STAFF Miami plays the first game of any Redshirt senior D'Eriq King will make Head coach Manny Diaz hired Ed Reed as N 27 Southern Miss* Birmingham, Ala. 2:30 p.m. CST • • • Power-5 team this fall when it hosts UAB at the first start of his Miami career on Thurs., the University of Miami's chief of staff this Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10 at Sept. 10 against UAB; he was named past spring, adding the former College and AIRWAVES 8 p.m. on ACC Network. Miami's starting QB by head coach Manny Football Pro Hall of Famer to the program. Miami has not lost a home opener since Diaz in late July. Reed will serve in an advisory role to Diaz Television (ACC Network) • Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) 2006, and have emerged victorious in its King spent the first four seasons of and assist in several different areas. • • Tim Hasselbeck (color) last 13 home openers - including a 63-0 his career at Houston before electing to Diaz also retooled Miami's offensive staff, • • Katie George (sidelines) victory vs. Bethune-Cookman in 2019. transfer for his final year of eligibility; the hiring OC Rhett Lashlee from Southern • The Hurricanes finished 4-2 at home Manvel, Texas native was selected to the Methodist, where he led the Mustangs to • Flagship Radio (560 WQAM) in 2018 and are 20-5 in 25 regular season watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award unprecedented offensive success during his Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) home games since Diaz joined the UM staff and the Maxwell Award this preseason. two years there • Don Bailey, Jr. (color) as defensive coordinator in January 2016. King totaled a whopping 82 total Joining Lashlee on Miami's offensive staff • • • Josh Darrow (sidelines) The Hurricanes have never lost a home touchdowns during his time with the were Rob Likens, who spent last year as • • opener at Hard Rock Stadium, racking up Cougars and was one of the most prolific offensive coordinator at Arizona State, and Spanish Radio (WMYM 990 AM) an impressive 12-0 record in openers at the quarterbacks in FBS. Garin Justice, who was OC at UNLV in 2019. • Alfredo Alvarez (play-by-play) facility since moving there in 2008. • King carries an FBS-record, 15-game • Likens will serve as Miami's wide receivers • Jose Martinez (color) • Miami has never played UAB prior to the streak of at least one rushing TD and one coach while Justice will take over as upcoming matchup on Sept. 10. passing TD into Thursday night's game. offensive line coach at The U. TENTATIVEMIAMI MIAMI FOOTBALL WEEK WEEKLY ONE MEDIA MEDIA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No designated period of 1 p.m. - head coach Manny 7 a.m.: Manny Diaz on No designated period of Miami vs. UAB - Hard Rock No designated period of No designated period of access or availability Diaz press conference WQAM's "The Joe Rose access or availability Stadium - Miami Gardens, access or availability access or availability Show" Fla. - 8 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee press conference 11:30 a.m.: Student- athletes post-practice 1:45 p.m. - defensive coordinator Blake Baker press conference 6-8 p.m.: Manny Diaz, assistant coaches and players on WQAM’s “Hurricane Hotline” ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Location Coral Gables, Fla. Enrollment 17,021 Carter Toole (senior associate AD) Founded 1925 Cell: 615-598-8540 First Year of Football 1926 Nickname Hurricanes Email: [email protected] Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Twitter: @CanesCarter President Dr. Julio Frenk Director of Athletics Blake James Camron Ghorbi (primary media relations contact) Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Marvin Dawkins Conference / Division Atlantic Coast Conference / Coastal Cell: 786-877-7329 Stadium / Capacity Hard Rock Stadium / 64,767 Email: [email protected] Ticket Office Phone 1-800-GO-CANES Twitter: @CamronGhorbi COACHING STAFF David Villavicencio (secondary contact / credentials) Website: www.MiamiHurricanes.com Head Coach Manny Diaz Cell: 786-999-3739 Twitter: @MiamiHurricanes | @CanesFootball Record at Miami 6-7 (second season) Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL Career Record 6-7 (second season) 33146 Twitter: @dvillavicencio6 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Rhett Lashlee Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Blake Baker Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Ephraim Banda Assistant Coach / Offensive Line Garin Justice GAME DAY EXPERIENCE Special Teams Coordinator / Strikers Jonathan Patke Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Todd Stroud Assistant Coach / Cornerbacks Mike Rumph Assistant Coach / Running Backs Eric Hickson Assistant Coach / Tight Ends Stephen Field Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers Rob Likens Graduate Assistant / Defense Michael Forman Graduate Assistant / Defensive Line Jake Swalley Graduate Assistant / Offense Benedick Hyppolite Graduate Assistant / Offensive Line Steve Hashemi Senior Quality Control Analyst / Offense Jonathan Brewer Senior Quality Control Analyst / Offense Telly Lockette Senior Quality Control Analyst / Defense Michael Zuckerman Quality Control Analyst / Defense Jesse Byrd Quality Control Analyst / Offense Kyle Cooper Quality Control Analyst / Offense Jesse Stone Quality Control Analyst / Special Teams Danny Kalter FIELD PRESS BOX • All media credential requests should be made through David Villavicencio, associate director of communications.