McGarity: It’s Not Time To Talk About Richt’s Contract

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In the minds of most, Mark Richt has saved his job and will live to coach another year (at least) at Georgia.  But even if athletic director Greg McGarity concurs, he’s not saying so.

UGA’s AD was asked yesterday about possible contract extensions for Richt and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (whose agent is publicly angling for one).  McGarity continued to sing the same tune he’s sung since the Dawgs fell into an 0-2 hole back in September:


“We don’t talk about anything like that during the season.  Our full focus is on our players and our opponent, and right now that is Kentucky.  We’ll deal with all that after the season.”


That’s a wise move on the part of the AD.  If he says that Richt and Grantham are in line for extensions only to see Kentucky pull a major shocker on Saturday, he’d likely have to do a whole lotta backtracking.  Those fans who’ve swung into Richt’s camp would like swing right back out again.

Has Georgia shown in improvement?  Clearly.  Would a trip to Atlanta seal that deal?  No question.

Does McGarity need to say any of that right now?  Not in the least.