{"id":230651,"date":"2026-04-14T03:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230651\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:06:17","slug":"miami-hurricanes-coordinators-dawson-hetherman-get-new-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230651\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Hurricanes coordinators Dawson, Hetherman get new contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mario Cristobal\u2019s top two members of his Miami Hurricanes coaching staff have a little more security.<\/p>\n

Both offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson<\/a> and defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman<\/a> have agreed to new multiyear contracts and raises to their salaries to go with them, the Miami Herald confirmed on Monday. The news comes as the Hurricanes enter their final week of spring practice and as Miami looks to build off its momentum from reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last season.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel first reported the new deals.<\/p>\n

\"Miami Miami Hurricanes offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson reacts on the sideline during the second half of an ACC football game at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Dawson, 48, is entering his fourth season as Miami\u2019s offensive coordinator. The Hurricanes have finished in the top 40 nationally in scoring offense and yards per play each of his first three seasons. This included a 2024 season in which UM led the country and set school records for yards per game (537.2) and points per game (43.9).<\/p>\n

Dawson, who previously served as an offensive coordinator at Houston and Southern Miss, has been a candidate for head coaching positions the past two offseason cycles.<\/p>\n

\"Miami Miami Hurricanes Defensive Coordinator \/ Linebackers Coach Corey Hetherman works with players before the start of an NCAA football game against Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Gerald Ford Stadium on Saturday, November 1, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Hetherman, meanwhile, just finished his first season at Miami and helped spark the turnaround of a unit that went from a hindrance in 2024 to one of its biggest strengths in 2025.<\/p>\n

Miami saw marked improvements in yards allowed per game (294.1 in 2025, which was 12th nationally last season; down from 327.2 in 2024, which was 27th nationally), yards allowed per play (4.67 in 2025, which was 12th nationally; down from 5.27 in 2024, which was tied for 44th nationally) and points allowed per game (14.8 in 2025 \u2014 fifth nationally last season; down from 25.3 in 2024, which was tied for 68th nationally). Miami also led the nation last season with 50 sacks, ranked fifth in total tackles for loss (105) and tied for ninth in total turnovers forced (25).<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with national college football personality Josh Pate, Cristobal gave glowing comments about both of his coordinators.<\/p>\n

Hetherman has \u201cbeen incredibly impactful on the field, off the field,\u201d Cristobal said. \u201cHe\u2019s increasing everybody\u2019s football IQ. At night his room is flooded with guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cristobal also said that Dawson \u201cshould be a head coach right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been fortunate to have him for three years,\u201d Cristobal said. \u201cNot many teams in the country have had a top 25 offense for three consecutive years. He\u2019s made it work every way possible. \u2026 His ability to adapt is what really stands out.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM.<\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
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Jordan McPherson<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.\n <\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Kaufman<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman has covered 14 Olympics, six World Cups, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, NCAA Basketball Tournaments, NBA Playoffs, Super Bowls and has been the soccer writer and University of Miami basketball beat writer for 25 years. She was born in Frederick, Md., and grew up in Miami.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mario Cristobal\u2019s top two members of his Miami Hurricanes coaching staff have a little more security. Both offensive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-230651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}