By Brad Crawfird
Mario Cristobal is in search of Miami's next offensive coordinator ... Texas A&M wide receivers coach James Coley ... could be potential target to watch, given their prior relationship with Cristobal, InsideTheU's David Lake explained on Through The Smoke.
"Quite frankly, (Coley) to me, is a versatile name," Lake said. "I think, you know, if I'm going to make some prediction, I think Coley comes back to Miami in some regard. Is that straight up as the OC? Is that as the co-OC as the wide receivers coach? I don't know at this point, but I do think he comes back to Miami in some regard."
Coley worked as a coordinator under Cristobal at FIU. During Coley's tenure at Georgia under Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart, Cristobal reportedly tried to hire him away and lead the offense at Oregon, but it did not happen.
Coley has previous experience at Miami as the Hurricanes' play caller and found success there. "There were some seasons where I think the offense has solid output under his leadership," Lake said. "And when he was the coordinator at Georgia in 2019, that offense averaged 30 points per game. To me, this would be a move to build cohesion on the staff, I think from a vibe perspective. A big part of this hire is going to be how he fits personality wise on this staff."
Mario Cristobal is in search of Miami's next offensive coordinator ... Texas A&M wide receivers coach James Coley ... could be potential target to watch, given their prior relationship with Cristobal, InsideTheU's David Lake explained on Through The Smoke.
"Quite frankly, (Coley) to me, is a versatile name," Lake said. "I think, you know, if I'm going to make some prediction, I think Coley comes back to Miami in some regard. Is that straight up as the OC? Is that as the co-OC as the wide receivers coach? I don't know at this point, but I do think he comes back to Miami in some regard."
Coley worked as a coordinator under Cristobal at FIU. During Coley's tenure at Georgia under Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart, Cristobal reportedly tried to hire him away and lead the offense at Oregon, but it did not happen.
Coley has previous experience at Miami as the Hurricanes' play caller and found success there. "There were some seasons where I think the offense has solid output under his leadership," Lake said. "And when he was the coordinator at Georgia in 2019, that offense averaged 30 points per game. To me, this would be a move to build cohesion on the staff, I think from a vibe perspective. A big part of this hire is going to be how he fits personality wise on this staff."