When Mario Cristobal looks back, he laughs at how Miami legend Michael Irvin ended up being one of the guys showing him around during his recruiting visit. Irvin played for the Hurricanes for three years, from 1985-87. The program seemed to be greater than life, and Cristobal honestly didn’t think he was good enough to run with them, so it was a little scary to him. But did having the 3x Super Bowl-winning NFL Hall of Famer by his side help him? That’s what Cristobal reveals in a recent interview.

On the September 24 episode of On3 , when Cristobal talks about Michael Irvin, you can almost feel his sense of awe and intimidation as a kid, as he recalls his official visit to Miami. “He was one of the many hosts I had… and it was frightening… those guys were really good players and

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