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Which SEC Team Will Extend the League's Streak of BCS Titles?

By Clay TravisJan 19th 2011 – 7:20PM

After five consecutive championships -- and seven undefeated appearances in the BCS title game in 13 years -- it's clear that a Southeastern Conference team will win the BCS title for the 2011 season. I've written before that if you'd started gambling on the SEC to cover the spread back in 1998 when Tennessee notched the...

Georgia Coach Mark Richt Doesn't See Need for Major Changes

By Jim HenryJan 6th 2011 – 10:35AM

There was no need for any dynamite. Georgia coach Mark Richt has decided to keep his staff status quo following a 6-7 finish in 2010, the Bulldogs' first losing season in 14 years. Rumors had circulated that Richt might be thinking of going in a different direction after Georgia tumbled 10-6 to the University of Central...

Five-Step Drop: Black Saturday for Big Ten

By Mark HastyJan 3rd 2011 – 6:00AM

FanHouse's college football staff provides you with a personal quarterback. We do the primary and secondary reads for you so you can properly start your day. 1. The Big Ten had the worst Saturday since Oct. 27, 1962, the tensest day of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the parlance of our time, it was an epic fail. I use the...

Central Florida Stifles Georgia in Liberty Bowl Win

By FanHouse StaffDec 31st 2010 – 7:25PM

The Central Florida Knights had never won more than 10 games in school history -- or won a bowl game. It's time to update those history books, because with their 10-6 win over Georgia in the Liberty Bowl, George O'Leary's team finished the 2010 season 11-3. On the opposite side of the field, there was an equally opposite...

Starting 11: Coaching Dominoes Season Arrives In College Football

By Clay TravisNov 29th 2010 – 2:00PM

There is no other profession in America like college football coaching. None. Nowhere else can the mere mention of your name in association with a job offer lead to such rapid raises either from a new employer or your old employer. That's because every college coaching contract is worthless. Oh, sure there may be a...

Mark Richt News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Missouri, Texas A&M making themselves at home in SEC Source: Athens Banner-Herald - Athens GA Missouri and Texas A&M won't officially make the Southeastern Conference a 14-team league until July 1, but they haven't been shy about trumpeting their new home.
  • 05/31/12 No consensus on football slate Source: GatorSports.com - Gainesville FL Adding two new schools has added some excitement to the SEC.
  • 05/30/12 New SEC additions complicate scheduling Source: Herald Tribune - Sarasota FL Adding two new schools has added some excitement to the SEC.
  • 05/30/12 SEC football coaches differ on division scheduling Source: The Times-Herald - Newnan GA The Southeastern Conference is the envy of the college football world for its six straight BCS national titles.
  • 05/30/12 SEC backs four-team playoffs Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga TN In a unified stance that was anything but unexpected, Southeastern Conference football coaches on Tuesday expressed their desire for a four-team national playoff to consist of the four highest-ranked teams.

Background on Mark Richt

Mark Richt (born February 18, 1960) is the head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team.

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