Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity did not reply to an interview request from The Associated Press on the status of the search.
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“It’s not my real position to confirm any of this stuff, and I really can’t confirm it”, Saban said Wednesday. “When we were ready to start getting the game plan for our defense, it was already set, so he really did a good job of that”.
Then he accepted Miami’s offer on Wedneday to be its head football coach. His records since 2009: 8-5, 6-7, 10-4, 12-2, 8-5, 10-3 and 9-3 before this season’s bowl game, which he said on Monday that he wanted to coach. Richt, 55, is a Hurricanes’ alumnus, having played quarterback for the program.
Richt informing the Bulldogs Thursday afternoon that he will not coach the team in their upcoming bowl game.
Smart, 39, has a background that should be appealing to Georgia fans. Tom Herman did the same thing last season with Ohio State, and look at the success he had at Houston in his first year. His defensive coordinator, Jeremy Pruitt, was the most highly regarded member of his Georgia staff. Since Golden was sacked October 25, players have expressed support for the retention of Larry Scott – who was promoted from tight ends coach/run game coordinator to interim coach when Golden was sacked October 25 – wide recievers coach Kevin Beard and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach James Coley.
After a year in that role, Smart spent the 2000 season as Valdosta State University’s secondary coach and the ’01 season as the Division II program’s defensive coordinator. Smart played football at Georgia from 1995-98 and was its running backs coach in 2005. I know you would like to some kind of way extract something out of this bottle that’s not there. “I don’t have any question about that at all”. According to Brody Logan – a UM alum – of Fox News, the school will announce the hire on Thursday. Richt was making about $4 million at Georgia.
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He replaces Al Golden, who was sacked mid-season. Plus, recruiting season is in full swing, and Richt would have to be cleared by Miami’s compliance office before he can represent the institution.
