Richt heading to Miami and Smart taking over for Richt at Georgia returns both coaches to where they played College Football.
SEC rules require an athlete to have two years of eligibility remaining and sit out a year to transfer to another SEC school. Alabama head coach Nick Saban had been trying to block the transfer based on the SEC rule.
The holdup in not allowing Smith his release from his scholarship was nothing more than posturing. Smith was third string at cornerback and star for Alabama last year according to Al.Com
The ‘Canes lost four key defensive backs from the 2015 team.