ATHENS, Ga. -- Kirby Smart just looks more rested, more comfortable.
He isn't quite gliding across his office's threshold, but he has a little more bounce in his steps as spring practice nears the finish line following his debut 8-5 season as Georgia's head coach.
After an up-and-down start, Smart is learning a lot more about his team and himself and is liking what he's seeing. Georgia, which will most likely be the media favorite in the SEC East this season, is far from a finished product, but Smart and his players are way ahead of where they were at this point last year.