ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia’s Mark Richt is a 1982 graduate of the University of Miami, which is in the market for a new head football coach.
Richt started coaching the Bulldogs in 2001, the same year Larry Coker guided the Hurricanes to their fifth national championship. Coker coached Miami until 2006, when he was replaced by Randy Shannon, who coached from 2007 to ’10.
Al Golden replaced Shannon but was fired this past weekend following a 58-0 home loss to Clemson.
Richt has said from his hiring at Georgiathat he wants to coach the Bulldogs “for as long as they will have me,” but that hasn’t stopped his name from appearing on those “potential replacements” lists through the years. He was asked Tuesday about the Miami opening.
“I love my alma mater, the ‘U,’ and there’s no doubt about it,” Richt said, “but there has been nobody calling or writing or texting or anything like that. I’m sure they’ll find a great coach.”