Georgia coach Kirby Smart reached out to Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby and quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. after he shoved Van Buren during the fourth quarter of Saturday's 41-31 victory at Sanford Stadium
In a news conference on Monday, Smart said he didn't realize he had pushed Van Buren until watching film of the play after the game. Smart said he called Lebby on Saturday night and Van Buren the next day.
"I went back and watched it," Smart said. "I didn't even realize that I had run into him.