On3’s Jesse Simonton released his grades for the biggest coaching hires in college football on Thursday, and he decided the Blue Devils earned a B for new coach Manny Diaz.
Diaz, who had spent his previous years as a head coach at Miami and as the defensive coordinator at Penn State, was announced in early December.
During his tenure with the Hurricanes, he compiled a 21-15 record and led his team to at least six wins in all three seasons, and the Nittany Lions had one of the best defenses in the country with 13.5 points allowed per game last season
B was actually the most common grade given in the post. Of the 12 coaching hires mentioned in Simonton’s post, 10 of them were given at least a B, and five of the names were given exactly a B.
Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith, and Houston’s Willie Fritz were the only hires given an A.
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The Blue Devils start the Manny Diaz era at home on August 30 against Elon. The team’s spring game will take place on April 20.