He came very close to defeating his former boss in the College Football Playoff National Championship meeting last season, but Kirby Smart is excited about what he has at the University of Georgia in the fall.
The third-year head coach took the podium on Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta with a lot of confidence, in terms of the program putting 2017 behind it. Since the loss to Alabama, Smart and the Bulldogs have dealt with seeing highlights of Tua Tagovailoa’s pass to Devonta Smith all offseason.
Regardless of losing much leadership to the National Football League, the returns of Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift, Riley Ridley, Terry Godwin, Mecole Hardman and Isaac Nauta on offense is great for play caller, Jim Chaney.