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Richard LeCounte on leading, learning and those Kirby Smart criticisms

Georgia Bulldog Richard LeCounte told media Tuesday he's ready to take on whatever challenges coaches throw at him in spring practice. He's learning a new safety spot aims to put on a total of 15 pounds before the fall. By

Kirby Smart was never coy about his thoughts on Georgia safety Richard LeCounte.

Asked at a press conference almost a year ago to-date, Smart said the then-sophomore had a “lot to learn.”

“I don’t know if Richard knows what it takes to be good, like the demands it takes, the study it takes, the seriousness it takes,” Smart said last spring.