The Miami Hurricanes pulled together a press conference on short notice Sunday.
About half an hour before the women’s basketball team tipped off, Blake James walked into the interview room at the Watsco Center for a news conference he wasn’t expecting to have when he woke up this morning.
Mark Richt had shocked the sports world with a retirement announcement just three days after his team’s 35-3 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. For about 16 minutes, James fielded questions about the coach’s stunning decision. These are the most interesting and illuminating things he said in Coral Gables:
u25aa Players had to be informed of Richt’s decision through text messages.