The Hurricanes are hosting the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1-0) at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in the first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season.
“I think we are just a little bit of a more connected team then we were a year ago.” Diaz said. “It has to do with people..I think that’s part of it. When you’re establishing a culture, sometimes it's not for everybody.”
Many former and current Miami players and coaches joined in the protest and showing of frustration in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday.
"It was much too sloppy of a scrimmage," Diaz said. "Much sloppier than the first scrimmage, way too many penalties, some things we are going to have to sternly address in practice."
After a disappointing 2019 season where the Hurricanes went 6-7 and ended the year on a three-game losing streak, second-year head coach Manny Diaz went searching for answers outside of Coral Gables.