Interviewing Mark-Antony Richards

The screaming fans and illuminating lights, adding pressure as you run down the field; the dream of many future athletes. While there may be glory, a career in sports isn’t the perfect career it is often made out to be. Starting in the same place as many Wellington Landings Students, Mark-Antony Richards has experienced both polar opposites of the spectrum. While growing up, he had his older br...

Mark-Antony Richards, a local legend, stepped into Mrs. Shields’ journalism class for an interview. While we spoke to him, he opened up about his experiences with motivation, and never giving up.  Richards is a UCF Sophomore who just recently transferred from Auburn to UCF. “It was hard transferring, I was hoping that I could play and do what I was doing in Auburn. When I arrived at UCF, i...

Mark-Antony Richards’s performance last season has become a popular topic among fans of the UCF Knights football team. Our big interview with the star running back is here to prove that there is more to Mark than being the number one ranked player on his team. When asked a question about his football statistics, Richards responded with “I don’t pay a lot of attention to that kind of stuff, I just...