Kirby Paul Smart[2] (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. As head coach, he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.

Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a First-Team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks sixth in UGA annals, and paced the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998.

4 days ago · ATHENS, Ga. — The distinctive boom of Kirby Smart’s voice returned to the mile or so radius around the Georgia football practice fields on Tuesday afternoon, the microphone blasting away Smart ...

Oct 10, 2024 · While the college football season is in full swing right now, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart has been linked to an open position in the NFL.

Now entering his 10 th season, Kirby Smart’s record is an impressive 105-19 for an .847 winning percentage. The highlights include back-to-back College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championships (2021, 2022), a 2017 CFP title game appearance, Southeastern Conference Championships in 2017, 2022 and 2024, six SEC Eastern Division titles and ...

1 day ago · Georgia head coach Kirby Smart did a radio appearance with Atlanta station 92.9 The Game on Wednesday morning. Here are the news and notes from his roughly 15-minute interview. Smart looking for players that love the game. Advertisement.

3 days ago · What does Kirby Smart say about Mike Bobo, Georgia assistant coaches . For the first time in Smart’s tenure at Georgia, he brings back all 10 of his on-field assistant coaches. No one was ...

3 days ago · Georgia coach Kirby Smart reacts during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Massachusetts in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Oct 4, 2024 · Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s $130 million, 10-year contract that runs through the end of the 2033 season is fully guaranteed if he were to be fired without cause through the end of...

Sep 24, 2024 · It’s rare that first-time head coaches find immediate success, but Kirby Smart is no ordinary first-time head coach. Prepared by Nick Saban to become an eventual high-level head coach, Smart had lofty expectations when he was hired at Georgia after the Bulldogs fired successful head man Mark Richt.