DeMarcus Van Dyke has deep ties to South Florida — but not the University of South Florida he works for now.

Van Dyke was a star football player and track athlete at Monsignor Pace High in Miami Gardens. He signed with the hometown Miami Hurricanes out of high school and played down the road from his alma mater at Hard Rock Stadium. After a season as a cornerbacks coach at ASA Miami, a junior college, he joined Mark Richt’s staff at his college alma mater as a defensive analyst.

Van Dyke spent five years on staff at Miami, working under Richt, Manny Diaz and Mario Cristobal. He served in different roles: analyst, recruiting staffer and one season as the on-field cornerbacks coach.

Now Van Dyke is in his second year as the cornerbacks coach at USF, and he is coming to South Florida wi

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