Reached Thursday night by telephone, Cristobal sounded like a coach on a mission. Though he's unable to comment publicly on McClain or any player until they sign, Cristobal was game to talk about the direction of Miami's football program.
"When down here done right we can attract the best of the best and that guys they know the magnitude of Miami, the university and the history and everything else," Cristobal told 247Sports. "It hasn’t been done right in several years because Miami hasn’t made the commitment. Miami is committed now and Miami has made it clear it’s rebuilding and looking for elite players that have the mentality, the work ethic and the character, to be those builders to make Miami elite again.
"Miami was once the gold standard and needs to be the gold standard again."