Kirby Smart is glad now that he was not able to convince linebacker Roquan Smith that Alabama was the right school for him. Smith was down to UCLA or UGA on National Signing Day in 2015 and decided to pick the Bulldogs. Smart said at the Nagurski Trophy ceremony in Charlotte, everything worked out for the best.
“Sometimes you thank God for unanswered prayers, right?” Smart said via the Macon Telegraph, quoting the line from the famous Garth Brooks song “Unanswered Prayers.” “That’s the case in this situation where he’s become a really good player.