Upon entering a Midwest alumni function recently, Mark Richt was greeted at the door by a couple of former Miami classmates. They showed him an old picture on a phone, saying, “We knew you when,” before the night of laughing, reminiscing, and questioning-and-answering commenced.
“I can say I played at Miami,” the former Hurricanes backup quarterback told a ballroom, “because I did play about five games.”
In between the humorous exchanges, Richt was rather candid. Amidst talk of a future indoor facility, Richt said: “You’ve got to swing the same size bat. … We’re not quite there yet.