Shorter University gets the special privilege of hosting Coach Mark Richt for the first time after he is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. It was announced in January of 2023 that Coach Mark Richt was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2023 class will officially be inducted during the 65th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on December 5 in Las Vegas.

Just two short days later, on December 7, Coach Mark Richt will be speaking at the Shorter University annual President’s Gala.

Shorter is calling all football fans because it is not often that you get the chance to meet a famous College Football Hall of Fame inductee. C

Coach Richt served as the head football coach for the University of Georgia and the University of Miami for eighteen seasons. Throughout his career, his teams won two SEC championships, five SEC division championships, and one ACC division title. He was a two-time SEC coach of the year, the 2017 ACC coach of the year, and the recipient of the 2017 Walter Camp National Coach of the Year award. He was recently inducted into the 2023 Peach Bowl Hall of Fame and the 2023 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

The annual President’s Gala is held at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia, and is a night of celebration.

Tickets are only available for a limited time, so get yours while you still have a chance. For more information, visit shorter.edu/gala