
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A few months into his tenure at Miami, Mario Cristobal pitched a vision for the program to a slew of high-profile recruits.
The foundation of one of the most dominant forces of the last 40 years in college football was almost nonexistent. The Hurricanes produced just a single draft pick that spring, a seventh-rounder who failed to play a down in the NFL that year. Miami came up short in big games with questionable quarterback play and talent that never fully developed.