ESPN.com · May 30, 2017
N'Kosi Perry provides Mark Richt with an intriguing pet project
It’s been nearly a quarter century since Mark Richt coached Charlie Ward to a Heisman Trophy and national title, but the former Florida State quarterback remains a popular talking point for his former coordinator.
Perhaps it’s because Richt’s newest quarterback, freshman N’Kosi Perry, looks a little like Ward -- long, wiry, athletic and, most notably, outside Richt's norm. The Ward-Perry comparison exists, in part, because Richt simply hasn’t coached many other guys like them.
“He can throw, he can run, he can think,” Richt said of Perry. “He’s got a chance to be a good player.”