{"id":261665,"date":"2026-05-07T06:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261665\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:36:18","slug":"miami-promotes-2-defensive-assistants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261665\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami promotes 2 defensive assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami promotes 2 defensive assistants<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miami (FL) football reloaded its roster to spark new national championship chatter for the Hurricanes<\/a>. Head coach Mario Cristobal<\/a> now reshuffled the coaching staff Wednesday. Including elevating popular assistant Will Harris<\/a> and replacing Zac Etheridge.<\/p>\n

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Cristobal added a new cornerbacks coach in Terry Jefferson to succeed the latter. But the former Hurricanes player handed Harris a new promotion<\/a> per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiami is promoting Will Harris to secondary coach and defensive pass game coordinator, sources tell CBS Sports,\u201d Zenitz posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

The new role for Harris is huge, plus a reward for his contributions in this category.<\/p>\n

\u201cWas Miami\u2019s safeties coach last season and helped the team finish fifth nationally in scoring defense,\u201d Zenitz said. \u201cNow, being promoted heading into Year No. 2 at Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harris helped oversee the development of one breakout Miami star from 2025 Keionte Scott<\/a>. The versatile Scott returned both of his interceptions for touchdowns while adding a blitz-happy element. Scott piled 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage while tallying five sacks. He\u2019ll stay in-state and suit up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> this fall after landing in the fourth round to them.<\/p>\n

Jakobe Thomas is another who benefitted greatly from Harris, grabbing five interceptions to lead the safeties. Thomas will suit up for the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> as a third round selection.<\/p>\n

Etheridge rises as a significant coaching loss, though. He turned freshman Bryce Fitzgerald into a ball-hawk, grabbing six interceptions last season to lead Miami. Etheridge will join the first Mike LaFleur-led Arizona<\/a> staff in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Related: Penn State QB Rocco Becht explains why Matt Campbell\u2019s culture is an improvement over James Franklin<\/a><\/p>\n

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