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AP Source: Miami reaches agreement with Richt to coach Canes

Georgia head football coach Mark Richt ponders a report's question during a news conference to discuss his departure from Georgia Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Athletic Director McGarity said in a statement released by the school the two "mutually agreed that he would step down as head coach." (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Georgia head football coach Mark Richt ponders a report's question during a news conference to discuss his departure from Georgia Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Athletic Director McGarity said in a statement released by the school the two "mutually agreed that he would step down as head coach." (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

By Associated Press December 2, 2015 1 min read

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Mark Richt is going back to where his college career began.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the former Miami quarterback has reached a tentative agreement to be the Hurricanes’ next head coach, pending the completion of contract talks. Richt spent the last 15 seasons as the head coach at Georgia, averaging nearly 10 wins a season and leading the Bulldogs to a pair of Southeastern Conference championships.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been signed and the university has not announced the hire publicly.

Richt is a South Florida native and played for Howard Schnellenberger at Miami, when the Hurricanes were just becoming the program that would win five national championships in 19 seasons.