Kirby Smart, Georgia’s head coach, gave a glowing report on his team just before it took on Florida in Jacksonville.Smart told the Bear Bets podcast that his team has been “resilient as hell”. However, Smart did offer one caution about the squad which is currently +1200 for the College Football Playoff. Football Playoffs.”I like teams who are good at killing. We’ve never been that team so we’ll have to live with our identity until it can be fixed.”Kirby could be referencing Georgia’s trend this season of starting slow on offense and then having to play from behind.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. FOX Sports might be compensated for your sign-up or wager. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.Against Auburn, Georiga went into the half down 10-3 before scoring 17 points in the second half to win 20-10. The Dawgs trailed Ole Miss 35-26 at the end of the third quarter, but won 43-35. Kirby made a joke about the locker room during halftime. “It hasn’t been always fun, to put it mildly,” he said. Will Kirby Smart win another game against Florida? Smart is in his tenth season as Georgia’s head coach. He has built a defensively-oriented program that has seen success. In fact, several players from the Dawgs’ 2021 championship team ended up on Philadelphia’s defense — a unit that was integral in helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl earlier this year.”It is strange, because I have been part of defenses who struggled. It’s different this time. It’s hard for me to pinpoint. Our most missed tackles were in the Ole Miss and Alabama matches.”Whatever issue it is, it comes back game to match. It’s like, ‘what’What’s the story?'”If Kirby & Co. have it their way, those woes will be kept at bay this weekend when they face a Florida team whose storied history with Georgia has been one filled with animus. Coach Smart told reporters that Florida was the area where the team recruited the most. “That was where the SEC East has been won and lost over years. It’s led to a real dislike of both teams. It’s a great rivalry.”Georgia prepares for a Gator squad that has had better days. Billy Napier, Florida’s head coach was fired after Week 8 because the team had a 3-4 record. Kirby Smart, Georgia’s coach, is 7-2 straight against the Gators.”We only need to know we’re going to get the best from them and that our job is deliver our best.Want great stories delivered straight to your inbox?” To receive daily personalized emails, create or log into your FOX Sports Account and follow teams, leagues and players!
2025-10-29 19:43:18
Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart: ‘This Group’s Been Resilient as Hell’
