Manny, we hardly knew ya, Temple University football could say.

According to reports new Temple football coach Manny Diaz will never coach a game for the Owls. That’s because he is going to replace Mark Richt at Miami.

Diaz was the defensive coordinator at Miami before leaving for Philadelphia on Dec. 13.

Then, on Sunday Mark Richt stunned the Hurricanes by retiring after a 7-6 season. Diaz was reported by the Miami Herald to be on the Coral Gables campus in the mid-afternoon hours.

“Manny is one of the nation’s elite coaches and the Canes’ family has already embraced him and his incredible work ethic over the past three years,” Miami athletic director Blake James said in a statement. “He is absolutely the passionate and innovative leader that our program needs, and we will work together to build an incredible staff to move our program back into championship contention.”

Diaz had been Miami’s defensive coordinator since January of 2016. He was hired to the post by Richt.

For the time being — probably a short time — Diaz still calls himself the Temple football coach on his Twitter account.

Head Football Coach – Temple University # TempleTuff IG & SC: coach_mannydiaz

He tweeted after Miami was thrashed by Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl.

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