After the Miami Hurricanes’ disappointing 2-3 start, coach Manny Diaz noticed that dissension and friction had trickled into the team’s locker room, with some veteran players losing playing time to younger players.
“There were some sit-down, one-on-ones saying, ‘Look, if you’re not happy with your role now, if you don’t raise your level of play, it’s going to get worse and we’re going to have to move on,” Diaz said. “I think some guys saw some hard truths. It was a week where they had to grind through too much stuff where if your heart wasn’t into it, you’d probably find your way out.