Mark Richt, as he does every Tuesday press conference of game week, spent the first part going over Kentucky’s depth chart. That was about the last Kentucky was mentioned.
Richt seemed ready for the questions, and there was at least one thing he wanted to say. He chose to say it after the second question on Tuesday, when he was asked if there would be changes to coaching responsibilities on the offense.
“Here’s the deal everybody. You all can pay attention to this,” Richt said, looking up and around the room. “We’re Georgia. We’re a team. We work together. We’re gonna fight. We’re gonna fight together.”
The heat on Richt and his program is at a peak this week, after another embarrassing loss to Florida dropped the Bulldogs to 5-3 overall, out of contention for the East. So Richt’s standard Tuesday press conference was dominated by questions about the program and his future.
On Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz both indicated that it was time for Georgia and Richt to part ways.
Asked if he’d addressed the talk about his future with his players, he indicated the answer was no, but acknowledged that his players would hear it.
“We call it noise. We say ignore the noise. When they’re bragging about you or when they’re saying not so nice things about you. Just focus on what’s being said in this room. By our coaches and by your teammates,” Richt said. “I can’t control what people write. And I can’t control what people read. But I can control certain things, and that’s what I’m focusing on and what our staff is focusing on.”
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