Randy Shannon

Although he'd never say so, Miami coach Randy Shannon's future was most uncertain a year ago.Months of talking about a new contract for Shannon had gone almost nowhere, and he was faced with the unenviable task of trying to convince recruits to spend the next four years of their lives at Miami — while unable to guarantee them he'd actually be with the Hurricanes past the 2010 season."It was tough," Shannon said.Not anymore. A new four-year contract was hammered out in May, giving Shannon some measure of security. And with a depth chart that's finally loaded to his liking, Shannon thinks he might have the kind of team he needs to get the Hurricanes thinking about winning college football's biggest prize again.When No. 13 Miami opens its season Thursday night against Florida A&M, Shannon believes he'll be sending the most talented Hurricanes team of his four-year tenure onto the field. All they have to do now, he says, is go out and prove him right."I think when he came in, he had to est...

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