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've seen a guy have an ACL (injury), then on the first day back, he blows it again, ... Then they repair it again and he goes on to 10 years in the NFL. Sometimes they take better than others.
It was a perfect day. The guys are coming off mat drills in good condition. They are flying around and responding to the coaching. It was a very sharp day.
The same guy that recruited those guys also coached them and that shows. Those guys went from having a lot of potential to having a big impact and that doesn't happen by accident. It takes guidance.
There's no doubt Joe T is the No. 1 guy going in. He's got a lot of things going for him.
I think his goal is to be a coach and he'll be able to do some things as a student assistant coach that a lot of people can't do. He'll get a couple of years of training that a lot of guys have to wait for until after they graduate.
If a guy thinks every time he drops a ball you're going to drop him out of the lineup, it's very hard for him to gain confidence,
I am very excited about what's going to happen with D.J. Shockley, ... He is a great football player. I'm just happy for him. You know, guys can mope about the situation, or guys can decide, 'I just don't want to be here,' and take off. He didn't do that. Not only did he stay, but he thrived at Georgia. He is in great shape academically, and he has won community service awards for us. He's just a fantastic guy, a great man. He's probably the most respected player we have on the team.
On any given day a guy can look great or poor. We'll keep rolling them in and out the entire spring. That's something we won't change no matter how good or bad anybody looks.
Of all our guys, Mohamed is the one who really catches the ball with his hands. Rarely does he let the ball get to his body. For the most part, he goes to the ball and snatches it away from the defensive back better than any guy we have.
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.
We've got a lot of experience. We've got a lot more depth. These guys know what they're doing. They've played together a lot.
The good news, ... is that some guys have been able to come in and get some experience.
It wasn't as relaxing of a summer I would like. I hate it when a guy misbehaves. I hate when my own child misbehaves. The bottom line is we're dealing with kids and we're dealing with human beings, and they are going to make mistakes. That's inevitable.
It was not an indication of a changing of the guard. I just wanted to see what those guys could do.