BREAKING NEWS: Diaco leaving, Prince possibly returning

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According to sources, newly appointed Virginia defensive coordinator Bob Diaco is leaving the program to take a similar post at the University of Cincinnati.
However, at the same time, it is believed that former Cavalier offensive coordinator Ron Prince may be returning as assistant head coach.
Prince, who served as UVa’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, left the Cavaliers to become head coach at Kansas State, where he served for three seasons before being released in 2008.
Diaco was named defensive coordinator in December after Groh reshuffled his staff following a 5-7 campaign. He succeeded Bob Pruett, who was elevated to assistant head coach for defense.
However, Pruett announced his retirement this past week due to health and family reasons.
Diaco came to UVa in 2006 as special teams coordinator and lineback-ers coach after working as co-defensive coordinator at Central Michigan, under current Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly.
When the dust settles, only four assistant coaches from last year’s staff will return: offensive line coach Dave Borbely, Wayne Lineburg, who has switched from wide receivers to running backs coach, Anthony Poindexter, who has switched from running backs to the secondary, and Bob Price, who coaches tight ends and serves as recruiting coor-dinator.
Attempts to reach Prince on Sunday night were unsuccessful.

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Flag Comment Posted by Wampum on February 17, 2009 at 9:01 am

I hope it becomes official that Ron Prince is returning to UVA. He’s a good coach and was well liked by the players his last stint here. I don’t know the complete story on his release by Kansas State but he did quite well with a mediocre team in a very tough Big 12 conference. The Cavs need this guy back.

Flag Comment Posted by jokeim on February 16, 2009 at 9:55 am

What is the “real story” behind the coaching carousel in the football program?

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