It’s very rare for college football coaches to be fired at this point in the year as most teams across the country have finalized their coaching moves and are looking toward next season, but in a shocking turn of events, it looks like the Miami Hurricanes will be looking for a new offensive coordinator.
On Friday morning, Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal announced that offensive coordinator Josh Gattis had been fired after just one season with the team. The move comes just one year after Gattis won the Broyles Award with the Michigan Wolverines as the nation’s top assistant coach, so it’s a surprising move all around.
Given the timing and notoriety of the move, the college football world had plenty to say about the shocking decision on Twitter.
Josh Gattis won the 2021 Broyles Award for being the nation’s best assistant coach, then got fired after a single season with the Miami Hurricanes. 😬 https://t.co/wJK2ieWLw5
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 27, 2023
Grand opening. Grand closing. https://t.co/72C9N79eGG
— Ira Schoffel (@IraSchoffel) January 27, 2023
Interesting timing. A month after season ends, less than a week before Signing Day, 10 days after portal window closed https://t.co/0O6vckQRSK
— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) January 27, 2023
1 year is crazy https://t.co/onpYmmjcLG
— RedDirtSport (@RedDirtSport) January 27, 2023
Based on the timing, it feels like there's going to be a story here one way or another. https://t.co/KTGOXbShd6
— Tom Orr (@TomOrr4) January 27, 2023
I'm chalking this up as further evidence of my theory that #Michigan's 2021 offensive explosion was more about hiring Matt Weiss than Josh Gattis magically figuring something out suddenly.
Of course, Matt Weiss is no longer around Michigan, either, so… https://t.co/4qDrbTyDum
— Touch the Banner 〽️ (@TouchTheBanner) January 27, 2023
Even though the move is undeniably surprising, it’s clear that the results were not as expected during his lone season with the Hurricanes. Under Josh Gattis, Miami ranked just No. 86 nationally in total offense, averaging just 367.1 yards per game. That was significantly worse than last season when the team had a top-20 offense that averaged 448.8 yards per game.
Perhaps the most concerning development was the regression of quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. After throwing for over 2,900 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, Van Dyke threw for just 1,835 with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Still, firing an offensive coordinator after one season is a bold move. Especially when he won the Broyles Award the year before.
[ESPN]
