ATHENS, Ga. — Former beloved University of Georgia football head coach Mark Richt denied claims circulating on social media on Thursday that he had been hospitalized.

In true Coach Richt form, he addressed the rumors with a joke of his own, saying that "if you would have seen me running down the street today, it was so pitiful you probably would have thought I needed to be admitted to the hospital."

Apparently, there’s something out there on the Internet saying that I’m in the hospital. Not true. But if you would have seen me running down the street today, it was so pitiful you probably would have thought I needed to be admitted to the hospital. Lol. — Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) November 6, 2025

The 65-year-old Richt was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2021, indicating at the time the dis

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