Apparently, Georgia head coach, Mark Richt, along with current ESPN analyst (and former Oregon Duck head coach)
Mike Belloti, are considered front-runners for the vacant head coach position at Colorado.
CBSSports' Dennis Dodd, as well as the "Insider" page at
ESPN (which, to be honest, is just a glorified message board for anything that a troll can come up with) are both running with the possibility.
However, even the Colorado press is taking the story with a grain of sand.
According to John Henderson of
The Denver Post, "Richt isn't believed to be in danger of losing his job, but a source said he may be tired of the SEC's pressure cooker and could seek a change in scenery. Richt lived in Broomfield for part of his youth."The article goes on to say that Colorado isn't willing to go over $2 million per season, no matter who they hire—Richt makes $2.8 million in salary (not to mention the compensation he receives for his endeavors outside of coaching).
Unless Richt loses his final two games this year—particularly the one to Georgia Tech (who is likely to be without star quarterback, Josh Nesbitt, when the two teams meet on Thanksgiving weekend)—there is little reason to believe that he will be fired at the end of the 2010 season.
Even more, if Colorado has any designs on Richt, they certainly haven't let the University of Georgia's AD, Greg McGarity, know anything about it. McGarity said the interest was news to him and, as late as this posting, no one in his office has been contacted about the possibility of speaking to coach Richt about the position—go figure.
Mark Richt isn't going anywhere—yet. And, honestly, Colorado is likely looking to lock down a head coach much sooner than Richt would be able to commit (assuming he were even interested, which is doubtful).
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