Feb
14
Shannon was fired after Miami lost to South Florida in last year’s regular-season finale – the teams play again Saturday in Tampa, Fla. Before the 2010 game in Miami, a small plane circled the stadium before kickoff displaying a banner that urged school officials to make the change. Hours after that loss, Shannon was gone with a 28-22 record in four seasons.
And with that, one change followed another at Miami. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt, who fired Shannon, hired Al Golden to take his place. Then Hocutt left to accept a job at Texas Tech, despite insisting he would not leave the Hurricanes just a couple weeks earlier. Shawn Eichorst was eventually hired to replace Hocutt as AD.
Then came the August bombshell, a Yahoo Sports story detailing claims from Shapiro that he provided 72 Miami football players and recruits with cars, cash, yacht trips, nightclub outings, strip club access and more.
See the full article from “GoErie.com”