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SEC Extra Points: Maurice Smith Saga Shows Kirby Smart Is a Threat to Nick Saban

Georgia fans, say "thank you" to Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

No, not for holding up the potential graduate transfer of current Crimson Tide defensive back Maurice Smith, who claimed that he is currently blocked from transferring to Georgia and has been ostracized by the program since asking for a release, according to Seth Emerson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Thank Saban for one of the highest compliments that a coach of one program can give another: "You're a threat." Specifically, new head coach and former Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is a threat to Saban.