Mario Cristobal and Miami are making a huge coaching change after nearly missing out on the College Football Playoff.

Mario Cristobal announced Tuesday that he has dismissed Lance Guidry after 2 seasons as Miami's defensive coordinator.

Miami parted ways with defensive coordinator Lance Guidry on Tuesday, after the Hurricanes failed to make the College Football Playoff and allowed 42 points in each of their final two games of the season.

The University of Miami fired embattled defensive coordinator Lance Guidry, whose unit bore most of the blame for the Hurricanes' late-season slide that cost them a College Football Playoff berth.

Miami has fired defensive coordinator Lance Guidry after late-season defensive woes effectively cost the Hurricanes a chance to play for a conference championship.

The Hurricanes made a key change on Tuesday, firing defensive coordinator Lance Guidry after two seasons running Miami’s defense. UM’s defense struggled, especially in conference play, and those struggles wound up keeping the Hurricanes out of the ACC title game and the College Football Playoff.

In a continuous effort to always improve all aspects of our program, I have decided to make a change on defense,’ Mario Cristobal said.