Like it was for just about everyone who follows the Miami Hurricanes, the penultimate day of 2018 was weird for Mark-Antony Richards. He didn’t see coach Mark Richt’s retirement coming and it caught the whole family — including Ahmmon Richards — off guard. For about 12 hours, Richards wasn’t sure if Miami would still be part of his top five as he approached a February college decision.
“I talked with my dad about it, I told my mom about it and they all said, ‘You serious?’” Richards said Tuesday. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, he just retired,’ and they were like, ‘Now what,’ so I was like, ‘I don’t know.