Mario Cristobal moved quick this time round and the information has damaged that Lance Guidry has been fired. Guidry, the Hurricanes defensive coordinator the previous two seasons, had seen his facet of the ball utterly regress in yr two.
Guidry got here to Miami from Marshall the place he had served because the defensive coordinator and safeties coach previous to taking the identical place in Coral Gables.
The Hurricanes protection improved from 2022 to 2023 after the departure of former DC Kevin Steele and the hiring of Guidry. In ‘22, the Miami protection was 74th in SP+ protection underneath Steele whereas Guidry’s Marshall protection completed eighth in FBS.
The ‘Canes protection drastically improved after yr one of many Guidry Period and completed fortieth in SP+, whereas Marshall’s protection crashed again all the way down to actuality ending 98th.
Nevertheless, the Hurricanes regressed in 2024 by sliding all the way down to forty second after the common season and most actually will submit a decrease last SP+ protection ranking after the 42-level fiasco within the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl in opposition to Iowa State.
Most regarding is that the weakest place on the protection was the protection room, which is Guidry’s speciality. The Hurricanes have signed three extra defensive backs within the switch portal this low season and Miami must return the protection to a correct normal with a purpose to compete for the ACC Championship with out Cam Ward at quarterback in 2025.