Boston College's Bill O'Brien and Duke's Manny Diaz join Syracuse's Fran Brown as the coaches leading new programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. O'Brien and Diaz faced the challenge of quickly connecting with new players after their arrival in a time of free player movement through the transfer portal.
Duke football coach Manny Diaz speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Boston College coach Bill O’Brien speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Duke football coach Manny Diaz speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
“People who know Manny, that have worked with Manny, that have seen his teams play, have great respect for him. And I think he’s a guy that does things right. He’s ethical and smart and hard-working.” For safety Jaylen Stinson, he went from being “a little nervous” going in to feeling reassured that Diaz “was the right coach for the job.”
“As a leader, people always think that you take the podium and it’s waving the finger: ‘We’ll do this, we’ll do that,’” Diaz said. “And what I wanted is: ’I want to hear from you,’ because great leaders listen. ... ‘So, what’s working? What can we do even better to be better?’” As for O’Brien, he led Penn State in 2012 and 2013 in the wake of the child sexual abuse scandal that ended the tenure of longtime Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno, then spent seven seasons leading the NFL’s Houston Texans — a tenure that included four playoff appearances.
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