Mark Richt continues to sell Georgia after firing

Mark Richt spoke with prized Georgia quarterback recruit Jacob Eason about being patient to what the new regime might look like with the football program.

Mark Richt will no longer coach the Georgia Bulldogs after the 2015 NCAA season. That didn’t stop him from reaching out to prized quarterback commit Jacob Eason about sticking with Georgia even if Richt won’t have the pleasure of coaching him.

Jacob Eason is from Lake Stevens, Washington and is the No. 2 overall pocket passer in the Class of 2016. He plans to enroll at the University of Georgia in January and room with 4-star offensive tackle commit Ben Cleveland out of Toccoa, Georgia.

Since Eason has already signed financial aid agreements to play for the Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Richt and the rest of the Georgia coaching staff had unlimited ability to communicate with their incoming freshman quarterback. Richt even flew out to Washington to spend time with Eason and his family for breakfast Sunday after the Auburn game.

Mark Richt seems optimistic about Jacob Eason sticking with Georgia, as Eason’s father Tony, a former wideout for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, said previously that unless Georgia’s offense resembles something like the triple option Georgia Tech runs, then his son will enroll at the University of Georgia in January.

With Mark Richt having the option to stay at the University of Georgia in an administrative, athletic department role, he may end up being right about Eason and the rest of the recruiting class of 2016 liking the new head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.

With the way that Richt reiterated his message to the young players via Monday morning’s press conference, he seems to know something the rest of the college football world doesn’t know. The vacant head coaching gig at the University of Georgia is by far and away the most lucrative job available in college football at this time. Who wouldn’t want to work with a blue chip passing prospect like Jacob Eason in Athens?