Miami Football: 3 takeaways from Independence Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech

3. Dan Enos and Miami couldn’t part ways soon enough

Not all of Miami’s issues on offense in the Independence Bowl can be pegged to offensive coordinator Dan Enos. There were reports before the Independence Bowl even started that Enos might be out the door after the game against the Bulldogs. It might have been better for both parties to cut off the rumors and just part ways before heading to Shreveport.

Coming into the postseason, Louisiana Tech featured a top-15 defense when it came to generating turnovers. That trend continued, as they walked away with three takeaways and ground down the Hurricanes by capitalizing on mistakes. That is something the Bulldogs did to opponents all season long, so there is no inherent shame in having Louisiana Tech’s defense snatch away a couple of turnovers from your offense.

On sheer talent, though, there is no rational reason why Miami should ever have trouble offensively against a Conference USA defense. The Bulldogs ranked 67th in yards allowed and gave up nearly 24 points per game. That the Hurricanes were held scoreless by Louisiana Tech is as much an issue of how a solid corps of talent has been utilized by their outgoing coordinator.

As they cycled through three different quarterbacks, the Hurricanes looked rudderless when they had the football. Louisiana Tech held Miami to just 227 total yards of offense. Finding a new coordinator that can more effectively utilize the obvious talent at the Hurricanes’ disposal on offense.