CLINTON, Miss. --- --- The Mississippi College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that college football coaching legend Mark Richt will be the keynote speaker at the 2022 Dr. Don Phillips Mississippi College Athletics Dinner on Tuesday, February 8th.
"We are pleased to announce that Mark Richt will be our speaker at this years MC Athletics Dinner," said Athletic Director Kenny Bizot "What an honor it is to have someone like Coach Richt on campus for our Athletics Dinner. This event continues to grow each year, and we are truly excited about what this years event will bring with Coach Richt as our speaker."
The MC Athletics Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, February 8th at 6:30 p.m. in Anderson Hall on the Clinton campus. For Platinum and Gold sponsors, a pre-dinner visit with Coach Richt will be held on the 3rd floor of Alumni Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m.
All money raised from the Dr. Don Phillips MC Athletics Dinner goes to help meet the various needs of all 18 of our NCAA-sponsored sports.
For ticket information click HERE. The MC Athletics Dinner website can be accessed by clicking HERE. For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Tim Fritts ( 601.925.7826 or tfritts@mc.edu ), Assistant Athletic Director for Development.
MARK RICHT BIO
Mark Richt serves as a studio analyst for the ACC Network, a subscription television channel owned and operated by ESPN. Before joining the network, Richt served as head football coach at the University of Miami, his alma mater, from 2015-18, and at the University of Georgia from 2001-15.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Boca Raton, Florida, Richt played quarterback for the Hurricanes before launching his coaching career as a graduate assistant from 1985-86 and a volunteer assistant from 1987-88 at Florida State University. He served as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University in 1989 before returning to FSU as quarterbacks coach.
He spent 11 seasons at Florida State, the last seven as offensive coordinator. During his time in Tallahassee, the Seminoles finished in the Top 5 in scoring offense on five occasions, the Top 12 in total offense five times, and the top 12 in passing offense five times. FSU claimed two national championships (in 1993 and 1999) and was a national finalist in 2000. Under Richt's watch as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, a pair of Seminoles signal-callers — Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke — won the Heisman Trophy.
As head coach at the University of Georgia, Richt compiled a 145-51 overall record and an 85-40 mark in Southeastern Conference play. Under his leadership. Georgia won two SEC championships (In 2002 and 2005) and six SEC East titles appeared in nine bowl games and finished among the Associated Press Top 10 rankings seven times.
In 2016, Richt was named the first honorary head coach of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his commitment to giving back to others. In 2020, he was named the first national spokesman for Send Relief, a joint compassion ministry effort between the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board.
In his new book, "Make the Call," Richt shares his experiences on and off the field, offers wisdom for life and leadership, and encourages readers to make the most important call of all.
Richt is married to the former Katharyn Francis of Tallahassee. The couple has four children - Jonathan, David, Zach, and Anya - and two granddaughters - Jadyn and Zoe.
