Politics & Government
Patch Poll: Mark Richt for Governor?
Tell us what you think about this latest rumor surrounding UGA's soon-to-be-ex-football coach.
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Speculation is abounding about the future of Mark Richt, who will be leaving UGA as head football coach at the end of the 2015 season.
With rumors of upcoming job offers from several schools, the latest bit of speculation comes from the AJC, that Georgia Republicans would love to recruit the popular Richt as a 2018 gubernatorial candidate.
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Under Richt, the Bulldogs went 145–51, the best winning percentage by a coach in school history.
Georgia won six SEC East titles and two SEC championships in Richt’s 15 seasons but hadn’t won the conference championship since 2005.
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