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Kirby Smart says he won’t restrict UGA grad transfers from SEC schools

Georgia coach Kirby Smart drew a proverbial line in the sand with his own transfer policy and that of his former boss, Alabama’s Nick Saban, on Saturday.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban talks with defensive coordinator Kirby Smart after a targeting call against one of Alabama's defenders during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

While being asked directly about defensive back Maurice Smith, who is being blocked by Alabama from coming to Georgia as a graduate transfer, Smart said graduate transfers should be treated differently than undergraduate transfers when it comes to restrictions.