{
  "id": 3150086,
  "title": "Memphis adding former Miami coach Randy Shannon to Charles Huff staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/memphis-adding-former-miami-coach-randy-shannon-to-charles-huff-staff",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T00:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/memphis-adding-former-miami-coach-002700364.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Memphis Tigers head coach Charles Huff has made a significant coaching addition by hiring former Miami Hurricanes head coach Randy Shannon. According to sources close to the situation, Shannon will take on the role of senior defensive analyst and assistant to the head coach. Memphis faces UNLV in Week 0 as part of its demanding early-season schedule, which includes a non-conference game against Boise State in Week 3. Shannon's last position before joining Memphis was on Mike Norvell's Florida State staff, where he held various defensive roles, including defensive coordinator. He spent his 2024 season with the Seminoles. As a player, Shannon earned two national titles with Miami and received the Broyles Award for top assistant coach in 2001. Shannon posted a 28-22 record as Miami's head coach and later served as an interim head coach for Florida, going 1-3 in 2017. Huff, who previously led Marshall to a Sun Belt Conference Championship, was recently hired by Memphis and had previously served as Arkansas' head coach.",
  "summary": "Days before its season-opening game on the road against UNLV, Memphis coach Charles Huff is adding major firepower to his Tigers staff",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Miami Dolphins sign two, pass on former first-round pick of Chargers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/miami-dolphins-sign-two-pass-on-former-first-round-pick-of-chargers",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:38:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}