Nina King introduces new Duke Football head coach Manny Diaz.

thrilled to welcome our new head coach here in Durham Manny Diaz is the perfect fit for Duke and I want to share with you all why when we asked our current student athletes what they wanted in a head coach we heard comments like someone who pushes them to be better every day someone who values his players on and off the field a player's coach someone who's fun to play for a man of integrity our internal search committee had many discussions on what we as administrators wanted to see in our next head coach we knew we needed someone who embodies the values of Duke University respect trust inclusion Discovery and Excellence someone who's committed to those values in athletic and academic settings someone who will create a bold vision and continue to elevate the Duke football program to be the very best we can be over the past week and a half we worked meticulously to find the right person to lead our football program Manny emerged as a leader who embodied all of those characteristics and more additionally during my conversations with Manny it was clear that he will prioritize the holistic student athlete experience and continue the positive momentum around Duke football not only is he a thoughtful Communicator he leads with a collaborative mindset to build meaningful relationships and those relationships and connections are critically important to him through my conversations with those who know Manny I learned he's a respected teacher and mentor of young men all qualities that Duke values and that Duke student athletes deserve and of course as president price said coach Diaz has an unbelievable football mind and a track record of success that will allow him to hit the ground running here in Durham he is well prepared to lead Duke football into our next iteration of success with that I am confident that Manny Diaz is the perfect fit for Duke University and could not be more excited before I invite coach Diaz up here a couple of people a few people I'd like to thank first and foremost thank you president price for once