Miami Hires Army's Mike Viti as Tight Ends Coach

The University of Miami has hired Mike Viti as its new tight ends coach, filling a key vacancy on head coach Mario Cristobal's staff for the 2026 season. The move, first reported by ESPN, brings a decorated Army assistant with deep roots in service academy football to Coral Gables, where he will replace Cody Woodiel, who departed this offseason to become co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Ole Miss.

Viti, a 2008 West Point graduate, spent the past decade on Army's coaching staff, serving as associate head coach and offensive line coach for the last four seasons. He previously coached fullbacks from 2016 to 2021 and held roles in high school and alumni relations earlier in his tenure. A standout fullback for the Black Knights from 2004 to 2007, Viti earned four varsity letters and served as a team captain and regimental commander during his senior year. After graduation, he deployed to Afghanistan as a platoon leader during Operation Enduring Freedom, where he received a Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge.

His coaching impact at Army was particularly evident in 2024, when the Black Knights' offensive line under his guidance won the Joe Moore Award, recognizing the...