Richt’s run resembling that of Tuberville at Auburn

By David Paschall September 30, 2010 3 min read

In May 2008, Mark Richt and Tommy Tuberville were among five college football coaches who visited U.S. troops in Kuwait. They shared in that experience as well as eight seasons together in the Southeastern Conference. Richt’s career at Georgia in many ways has mirrored what Tuberville did at Auburn before he stepped down after the 2008 season.

MARK RICHT

Seasons: In his 10th

At the start: Won big road games his first season against Tennessee and Georgia Tech and in his second season won the SEC, the program’s first title in 20 years.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.