Today it was confirmed by the University of Miami that former UM player and coach Mario Cristobal was returning to his Alma Mater, this time as Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach.
Current TE coach Brennan Carroll will move over to make room for Cristobal and coach wide receivers for UM offensive Coordinator Jedd Fisch. Carroll will also relinquish his role as National Recruiting Coordinator to "Super Mario" who looks to us like he will be really busy at The U.
It was also announced was that former UM defensive lineman Kareem Brown would be joining Al Golden's staff at UM as a Graduate Assistant. Brown, as you may have guessed, will help UM DL coach Jethro Franklin coach the big uglies in the trenches. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Brown was also a member of the New York Jets, New York Giants, and Tennessee Titans.
Cristobal returns to UM for the fourth time. As a player, he won two National Championships at Miami in 1989 and 1991 and then coached at UM twice before, once as a Graduate Assistant (1998-2000) and then again as Tight Ends Coach (2004-05) and Offensive Line Coach (2006).
During his time as tight ends coach at Miami, Cristobal coached two NFL Draft picks in Kevin Everett (3rd Round, 2005 NFL Draft) and Greg Olsen (1st Round, 2007 NFL Draft).
Cristobal also coached at Rutgers under former UM Defensive Coordinator Greg Schiano from 2001-2003 and was most recently the Head Coach just a few miles down the road at FIU. While at FIU he apparently turned down the head coaching job at Rutgers just last year when Schiano left the Scarlet Knights position to become the Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs.
At FIU, Cristobal led the Golden Panthers to their first ever Sun Belt conference title in 2010 and their first ever winning record was accomplished during that season (7-6). He led FIU to two consecutive bowl games in 2010 and 2011, before being fired suddenly in 2012 over what were alleged to be professional differences with FIU Athletic Director Pete Garcia.
From his previous time at UM and his six years at FIU Cristobal has strong ties to the South Florida community and is widely known as a passionate coach and an excellent recruiter. His return to UM can only help Al Golden build a much stronger coaching staff and a significantly higher wall around the always fertile South Florida recruiting area.
We like that. Yeah, we like that a lot.
Nice
Posted by: texican cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:08 PM
? say it aint so!!!
Posted by: coldcane | January 10, 2013 at 08:09 PM
I know several of you have asked about Mario’s media availability. We’re hoping to have something Friday morning. Once I get confirmation of place/date/time, I will let you know.
Chris Yandle
Director of Communications | University of Miami Athletics
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:12 PM
another 4 spot, man just keep missing by a minute or so....
Posted by: Account Deleted | January 10, 2013 at 08:13 PM
Great article and thanks to all for the amazing information you provide on a daily basis. Looking forward to attending my first Canes bowl game this year.
Posted by: JamaiCane | January 10, 2013 at 08:16 PM
JamaiCane...it is our pleasure!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:21 PM
Glad super mario is back on board! How do we know Carroll can coach wr's?
Bring Back Hubbard Alexander!
Posted by: Usagainsttheworld | January 10, 2013 at 08:27 PM
Canes up by 4 points over UNC with 5 minutes left: GO CANES!!!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:32 PM
Canes up by 6 points with 3:30 left!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:34 PM
CANES UP BY 9 POINTS WITH 3 MINUTES LEFT!!!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:35 PM
Kadji is the MAN
Posted by: nemo2002 | January 10, 2013 at 08:43 PM
yessss canes bb killing unc ! kenny kadji with two big blocks after shane larkin turnovers !
Posted by: laquinton | January 10, 2013 at 08:43 PM
Canes b ball is pretty good!
Posted by: Jack | January 10, 2013 at 08:44 PM
canes win ! yessss
Posted by: laquinton | January 10, 2013 at 08:49 PM
CANES WIN, CANES WIN, CANES WIN!!!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:50 PM
Holy guacamole, Canes beat the Tar Heels @ UNC. That is HUGE!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 08:51 PM
Great stuff 86. Big win by our Miami Hurricanes.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 10, 2013 at 09:08 PM
Nice!
Coach L. can get these kids hustling.
If we could just get HEALTHY, (and a bit more depth of BIG men), we could be a factor.
Posted by: roachcane77 | January 10, 2013 at 09:10 PM
I am very happy to have Mario back at home. His energy and ability to recruit is a major assess.
Posted by: canesteeler | January 10, 2013 at 09:17 PM
Mario is one of the guys who understands how the Canes dominated in the 90s and 2000s. I am confident that we will get back to being the quickest and fastest team on the field on both sides of the ball. It takes a great coaching staff to do all the things rite in order to run the table. I am confident that Al is getting the pieces of the puzzle put together for a run.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | January 10, 2013 at 09:36 PM
He is a pimp.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | January 10, 2013 at 09:47 PM
Big win by the hoops team tonight. They need to rack up as many wins as possible before Reggie comes back. When he does, only Duke, Maryland & NC State can compete with them in the ACC. Maybe FSU too because it's a rivalry. I hope he's back by the time they play NC State on the road...
Posted by: Common Sense | January 10, 2013 at 10:25 PM
What the hell is happening with our basketball program? We are... good... Wow!
Posted by: The Dude | January 10, 2013 at 10:25 PM
Oops. I posted with my alias
Posted by: CoCane | January 10, 2013 at 10:26 PM
Coke...I will be in Tally for the FSU game up there. Wanna join me?
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Has there been any raisin canes video lately
Posted by: Da U N Houston | January 10, 2013 at 10:39 PM
I can't make it. Too much going on. We'll hook up at the spring game. I know I'm like a ghost since no one has ever seen me
Posted by: CoCane | January 10, 2013 at 10:44 PM
chud to coach the browns ! nfl u !!
Posted by: laquinton | January 10, 2013 at 10:48 PM
I like the hire of bringing Super Mario back. Good job Al G. Sure.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 10, 2013 at 11:15 PM
I wonder when the Season Ticket prices will be posted for the upcoming season.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 10, 2013 at 11:25 PM
Yes, nice win by the 'Canes bball team. Coach L has them playing like a team on both ends of the floor unlike previous coaches.
Seth Davis has an article today in CNNSI and he leads off about the 'Canes and how Coach L's scheduling of non conference games will help them. Plus there is picture of Larkin in the article.
Posted by: Mia Chi 'Cane '98 | January 10, 2013 at 11:41 PM
I need ALL people to post comments!
I can't do this by myself...
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 11:50 PM
Search the Internet, find UM stuff, and post it!
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2013 at 11:51 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/miami-hurricanes-football
At least four new articles are released every week, read/enjoy/comment!
Posted by: kenyon19ypr | January 11, 2013 at 12:19 AM
Fisch and Carroll visit Ricky Town in California a few weeks ago. A great move Considering Alabama is now hot on Ricky's trail. Ricky the only 10th grader at camp and still won mvp. Alabama was all over him and invited him to Alabama for visit. They want him.
Posted by: Harry Miller | January 11, 2013 at 12:24 AM
The University of Miami is having Operation Sellout for the Duke game at the BUC on January 23rd according to Hurricanesports.com the are only about 1,000 tickets left. Pack the BUC.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 11, 2013 at 12:37 AM
Pimp been called!
Posted by: Mcginns ale house | January 11, 2013 at 12:45 AM
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Posted by: WWIN | January 11, 2013 at 03:17 AM
Always thought that Miami was a sleeping giant in basketball... That all it would take would be a Howard s. type of situation to get the ball truly rolling.
Posted by: TonyCane | January 11, 2013 at 04:28 AM
Rob Chudzinski named Browns new coach.
Posted by: Old Skool | January 11, 2013 at 05:09 AM
K2 is the man!
Posted by: nemo2002 | January 11, 2013 at 06:03 AM
UM Hurricanes football coach Al Golden always reminds his players to "uphold the legacy.''
Al is doing a pretty good job of it himself.
Bringing in Mario Cristobal as an assistant coach and associate head coach makes him the third former Hurricanes player to serve as one of the main assistants.
The others, of course, are linebackers coach Micheal Barrow and offensive line coach Art Kehoe.
Former UM players are thrilled. I spoke to a couple of them who were coached by Mario when he was a graduate assistant. Both were on the offensive line and started on the 2001 national championship team -- right tackle Joaquin Gonzalez and right guard Martin Bibla.
"I think Mario is a great hire because of his personality and attitude,'' Gonzalez told me. "He’s a winner. I was shocked when FIU let him go. It will be hard to find anybody that is filled with more passion to win. He’s ready to rock ‘n roll… that’s why he’s so good at recruiting.
"If Mario has to drive 18 straight hours to talk to a recruit, you bet your ass he’ll do it. He won’t wait for the plane. His intensity to work and be a winner is second to none.
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2013/01/al-golden-upholding-the-legacy-mario-cristobal-hiring-is-a-hit-with-jj-former-hurricanes.html#storylink=cpy
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:25 AM
I love his dancing, his vicious hits, and like all of you; I love pictures of him in orange and green with bare midriff.
Who doesn't love football midriff? I caught myself rooting for James Wilder, Jr. a little this year just because he's managed to circumvent NCAA uniform rules with the midriff-undertuck. I guess I'm just a fan of college football abs, and no one had better football abs than Ray Lewis.
More..
http://www.stateoftheu.com/2013/1/10/3864332/why-you-should-root-against-ray-lewis-this-weekend
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:30 AM
This is satire about the U. But for some grads, it may ring true.
Man Has Alarming Level Of Pride In Institution That Left Him $50,000 In Debt, Inadequately Prepared For Job Market
http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-has-alarming-level-of-pride-in-institution-tha,30853/
Posted by: nemo2002 | January 11, 2013 at 06:32 AM
He's one of the fastest football players around, but will Miami receiver Phillip Dorsett's speed translate to the track?
He'll find out this weekend in Kentucky as the St. Thomas Aquinas product joins the Miami indoor track and field team. He's scheduled to compete in the 60m dash and as part of the 4x400 relay team.
The Hurricanes will be competing in the Kentucky Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Dorsett led all Miami receivers in his sophomore season with 842 yards and 58 catches.
His explosive speed was obvious on his 21 plays that covered 25-plus yards. Career-highs came in consecutive games with 184 yards at Georgia Tec. He followed that a 191-yard afternoon including the game-winning 62-yarder against NC State with 19 seconds left.
More..
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/miami-hurricanes-blog/sfl-wr-phillip-dorsett-joins-miami-indoor-track-team-20130110,0,1063030.story
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:36 AM
With a little under four weeks remaining before national signing day, the Miami Hurricanes football coaching staff is buckling down on the recruiting trail.
Though the Canes only graduated four top seniors—Mike James, Brandon McGee, Jake Wieclaw and Dalton Botts—a need for more depth still lingers.
Head coach Al Golden is still pursuing a good number of players to replace those four key players, but certain positions are the focal point.
Here are those three positions that must be filled by signing day...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1479929-miami-recruiting-3-positions-that-must-be-filled-by-signing-day
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:38 AM
Although the Hurricanes finished last season at 7-5, there were a lot of exciting things many of us saw from the young team.
The offense, which only returned four starters from the previous year, had seven games in which they scored over 40 points per game.
Quarterback Stephen Morris broke school and ACC records while true freshman Duke Johnson proved to the entire country that he will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
The only problem with the Canes last season was defense. The unit finished No. 116 in the country in total defense and if they don't improve over the offseason, we may see another subpar year from Miami.
Here are five X-factors for the Hurricanes' 2013 season if they want to improve on that 7-5 record.....
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1477080-miami-football-5-x-factors-for-hurricanes-success-in-2013
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:39 AM
Thats all I can do for now..got to get kids to bus stop and off to work...later peeps
Posted by: UMike | January 11, 2013 at 06:39 AM
Hiring Mario was a good move. He will help with recruiting. I see the Canes having a great year. Al has a plan.
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | January 11, 2013 at 06:42 AM