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Richt hopes community outreach builds bridges - and UM fanbase

As Mark Richt was leaving the park, a youngster had one final question.

Richt, the Miami Hurricanes' first-year football coach, had just finished talking with a group of youth football players at Coral Reef Park in Palmetto Bay. The session included him explaining what it takes to become a collegiate athlete and leading the awestruck kids in a prayer.

Before exiting and returning to the non-stop coaching grind, Richt was reminded why being visible in the community is so important. A player stopped him on the way out and asked what church he attended. When Richt answered, the boy said, "I go there, too.