After UGA linebacker Jake Ganus‘ proposal following the team’s 52-20 win over South Carolina last Saturday, coach Mark Richt decided to reminisce about his own proposal to Atlanta’s WSB-TV on Friday.

Richt’s engagement story sounds fairly typical, but almost took a turn for the worse. Luckily, everything turned out fine in the end, but Richt’s story is a reminder that not everything goes according to plan.