Mark Richt
Mark Richt
Mark Allan Richtis an American football coach and former player. He currently is the head coach at the University of Miami, his alma mater. He was the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 2001-2015. Richt played college football as a quarterback at University of Miami. His previous coaching affiliations include 14 years at Florida State University where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and one year as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University, and 15...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 February 1960
CityOmaha, NE
I'm almost certain it's going to roll right into (fall) camp as far as trying to narrow it down a little bit.
My goal is not to cause somebody grief or to make anyone upset, ... My goal is to love these guys and put them in a situation where they can grow up to be the best men they can be. We are an authority over them, and I have influence over them, and I take that responsibility seriously.
I know the BCS games get a lot more attention throughout the bowl season. You usually get a lot more people talking about your game.
I see our basketball team beginning to get these great commitments and beginning to build for the future, and I see the same thing from Coach Croom's team. I don't see either of those men looking for shortcuts.
That was the biggest play of the game. We desperately needed a first down to get out of that bad field position.
I know that quarterback can run like a deer, that's for sure. Shockley's not quite the runner that he is. Shockley's athletic, but we won't have as many designed quarterback runs for him. A lot of that is because it's really not his nature and the other part is that we wanted to try to keep him healthy this year.
I was a little befuddled, ... I've seen guys making plays all the time in practice, and I'm like, 'What's the problem?' But when you'd look at the tape, it really was just one guy making a mistake.
I think we'll keep our poise. I think we'll fight hard. I think that'll happen. Are we good enough to beat Tennessee? That I don't know. We'll have to improve in all areas, but when it comes to fighting a full 60 minutes, I think we've proven over the last four or five years we'll do that.
I watched film from Wednesday's practice, and he's just a really impressive back. He's just tough. He's just a player. He's a guy you can count on. He'll run block, he'll pass block.
It looked like he could have had 10 more yards.
Jason is a talented kid and a tough son of a gun. He's going to play. We've always been pleased with him and he's stepped it up.
I've had a lot of great ones, but I've never had a guy that tall, that fast and that strong. He's gaining confidence, too. I don't think we've seen him play as well as he can play. I don't want to put any extra pressure on him, but he's a special player.
The team that is being told that they don't belong or they can't win, usually that team is really hungry. So for us, we've got to make sure we can match the intensity that I'm sure West Virginia is going to bring.
I think it's ironic that it's happened that way. It just goes to show you how important they are to their offenses.