Georgia head coach Mark Richt and his Bulldogs practice.ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia football coach Mark Richt shared his memories of Missouri on Tuesday, and he had to go way back.
Richt was born in Nebraska and lived in Colorado before moving to south Florida when he was 13.
“It was the Big Eight back then, and we were big Nebraska fans,” Richt said. “It was Nebraska-Oklahoma a lot, but the next team was Missouri. It seemed like Missouri could always step in there and throw a monkey wrench into Oklahoma’s plans and Nebraska’s plans.”
Richt was Florida State’s offensive coordinator in 2000 when he interviewed for vacancies at Missouri, Virginia and Georgia.
The Bulldogs and Tigers are playing Saturday for the first time since the Orange Bowl following the 1959 season, when Georgia prevailed 14-0. Georgia had two players from Missouri in recent years — tight end Aron White and reserve quarterback Logan Gray — and both programs finished in the Associated Press top four in 2007.