Mark Richt shares how he reacted to College Football Hall of Fame announcement
Former Georgia Bulldogs and Miami Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame recently and shared his reaction to being honored as one of the sport’s most prominent figures.
“We hugged and cried and laughed and had a great moment when it happened,” Richt said when he joined Nicole Auerbach and company on a podcast appearance.”
What was the moment like when legendary Head Coach @MarkRicht found out he was a CFB Hall of Famer?
The former @GeorgiaFootball & @CanesFootball Head Coach, & @FSUFootball OC shared with @NicoleAuerbach and @EJManuel3.@cfbhall | @NFFNetwork pic.twitter.com/lfb01WTfI6
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) January 13, 2023
Richt is the fifth former Bulldogs coach to be named to the College Hall of Fame along with 16 former players from UGA.
Richt put together a record of 145-51 (.738) and was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2005 during his time at Georgia.
Well deserved.
Good People fam….