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Miami officially announces hiring of former Texas head coach

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•03/06/22•

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Miami has officially announced the hiring of Charlie Strong. The former Texas Longhorns head coach is headed to the Hurricanes, taking a position as their co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

“Staff keeps getting STRONGer,” tweeted Miami. “Welcome to The U, @CoachStrong_!”

Additionally, the program accompanied their Twitter announcement with a release detailing the hire.

“University of Miami head football coach Mario Cristobal Friday announced the hiring of Charlie Strong as the Hurricanes co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,” wrote Miami. “Strong’s hire is pending completion of a standard University background check.”

The aforementioned Cristobal is excited to bring Strong to Miami. In the same release, the Hurricanes coach stated he’s “fired up” to add the experienced coach to his staff.

“I’m fired up to add Charlie Strong to our staff as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,” Cristobal said, via Miami. “’Coach Strong is an elite football mind and has a tremendous reputation as a coach with championship experience. He also has exceptional acumen as a recruiter. Coach Strong will elevate not only our defense, but our program as a whole, and I can’t wait to see the impact he makes on the culture and DNA of our team.”

As you can see, Mario Cristobal is elated to bring Charlie Strong to Miami. The former Oregon leader is building an impressive staff for his rebuild of the Hurricanes.

Charlie Strong on Miami: ‘I have a lot of respect for the program.’

Moreover, Charlie Strong spoke about the immense respect he has for the Hurricanes program.

“I have a lot of respect for the program,” Strong said. “And I also have a lot of respect for Mario [Cristobal]…It’s a really special moment for me. Whenever you go into a program, you always look at ‘Do I have a chance to be successful? Are we going to have the support that we need?’ And that’s what you’re getting right now.

“You look at the history – a foundation has been laid here. It’s the championships over the years, the great players over the years and now…everybody wants to see this program take off and everybody expects for this program to be at a different level.”

Now, Strong will hope to be part of history with Miami. If Cristobal, Strong and company can be the ones who return the Hurricanes to the glory days, they’ll forever be heroes in Miami.