Coach Mark Richt on Bobby Bowden, Recruiting Deion Sanders, Consistency and Success at Florida State and Georgia, and Leading the Right Way
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Coach Mark Richt served as the head football coach for the University of Georgia and the University of Miami, as well as a longtime assistant coach for the Florida State University Seminoles under his mentor, Bobby Bowden where he was part of 2 National Championship teams.
In this conversation, Evan Burk speaks with Coach Richt about learning under Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden, impactful relationships with players built on discipline and compassion, and a coach's responsibility to set the example for teaching players how to become a man, husband, and father.
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Topics Discussed:
How Howard Schnellenberger set high expectation at the University of Miami
His 1st job at Florida State and developing confidence as a coach
Earning Coach Bobby Bowden's trust
The elevation of the Florida State football program
How they avoided complacency during FSU's all-time great run
His mentality going into his 1st head coaching job at Georgia
The elevation of the Georgia football program
Building resiliency within the program, with players, and "Finishing the Drill" at Georgia
How the Georgia program evolved over 15 years
Returning to his alma mater as head football coach
Commonalties of the great teams he was a part of
The importance of getting the buy-in of the players
Teaching players how to be young men
38 episode