Hurricanes Hire Temple's Golden to be New Head Coach

In a surprising, if not bewildering, choice, the University of Miami named Temple coach Al Golden to lead the Hurricanes.

Temple, which was kicked out of the Big East Conference for being uncompetitive, had just two winning seasons over its 100-plus year history. Golden turned things around for the Owls, who joined the Mid-America Conference and were 17-8 under his leadership.

But questions are sure to arise about Golden's 27-34 career record as a head coach, and his ability to bring Miami back to competitiveness and relevance at the national level.

One point apparently in Golden's favor was the graduation rate of Temple players. But Miami's grad rate had gone up under Randy Shannon, and that didn't save his job.

Golden was reportedly considering an offer from the University of Pittsburgh before opting for the Canes.