Crumley (via Richt): AD announcement "soon"

We just finished staking out Mark Richt, who had a length talk with associate athletics director Claude Felton after his regular interview session.

Richt said he spoke today with interim athletics director Frank Crumley.

"I talked to Frank, and Frank said there would be an announcement soon," Richt said. "But he didn't tell me who. He didn't say it was him and he didn't say it wasn't him."

Reports say Greg McGarity has been hired and will be introduced in Athens on Friday. Richt said he was out of the loop.

"I've been hearing rumors, like everybody else. But I've not been told," Richt said.

Asked if he knew McGarity, Richt declined further comment.

But he did say he had not talked with any A.D. candidates during this process.