There must be a universal “huh?” followed by, “nah... gotta be some mistake, it’s a guy named Mark Rich and he coaches for some high school and we’re just hearing wrong” reaction for the announcement today that Mark Richt has announced his retirement from coaching.
He’s had all of three years at the helm of the Miami Hurricanes, Richt wasn’t doing as well as the hype machine and Miami boosters were demanding, sure, but he was rebuilding a program that had serious systemic problems. The team lost a starting quarterback, and had difficulty recruiting offensive talent enough to push hard; though they certainly did well enough against fellow 3 year ACC coach Justin Fuente.