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Georgia coach Kirby Smart rips safety Jake Pope for celebrating with Ole Miss fans after loss: ‘What an idiot’

Georgia coach Kirby Smart ripped Bulldogs backup safety Jake Pope on Monday after he was seen appearing to celebrate with a group of Ole Miss fans after the Rebels’ 28-10 win this past weekend.

Pope was seen on the field jumping around with fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Mississippi on Saturday after the Rebels’ huge upset win over the Bulldogs. While it turned out that Pope was actually celebrating with old friends of his from high school that he hadn’t seen in a while, the optics certainly weren’t great.

Georgia player celebrating with Ole Miss fans?