Mark Richt: NCAA Cracks Down on Georgia Bulldogs Coach for Generous Act

The Georgia Bulldogs have self-reported multiple secondary violations of NCAA rules because head coach Mark Richt has been quite the giver over the last couple of years. 

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Richt made personal payments of more than $25,000 to coaches and support staff due to what he perceived as inadequate compensation for those individuals." 

The paper obtained the reports, and it shows that Richt shelled out money out of his own pocket to various coaches and those who helped his staff. 

"Richt paid former recruiting assistant Charlie Cantor $10,842 over an 11-month period through March of 2011, former linebackers coach John Jancek $10,000 in the summer of 2009 and $6,150 to director of player development John Eason in July of 2010." 

Of course, Richt didn't know he was committing violations, and this isn't the first time he has unknowingly committed violations. Everybody remembers earlier in the year when Richt called a recruit on accident because he dialed the wrong number.

Richt has yet to speak with the media, but Bulldogs athletic director Greg McGarity told the paper this issue has been closed as of November 30th. 

“The report stands on its own,” McGarity said on Monday. “There’s nothing to add. We’re moving forward.”

And that's exactly what should happen. 

Richt made a mistake, and now the program must suffer the consequences. It's nothing major because they're only secondary violations, but it's still an annoyance to deal with. And frankly, something that shouldn't be a continuance for the Bulldogs. 

All those involved will be informed and educated on the rules.

In addition to Richt dropping big checks like it's no big deal, Georgia also admitted to several other secondary violations.

Some of those are: violating game simulation recruiting rules, impermissible contact with recruits, impermissible lodging and transportation for a recruit and giving meals to a recruit's sibling. 

Just about all schools fall victim to secondary violations because there are so many rules to begin with. Still, things like this keep happening for Georgia, and it needs to come to an end.