Georgia HC Kirby Smart is predicted to win multiple national championships with Georgia Bulldogs, as per CFB insider
Brooks Austin believes that Kirby Smart has three national titles more in him. The CFB insider expressed his views during an appearance on "That SEC Podcast" on Sunday. Austin was asked how many national championships he thinks Kirby Smart will have at the end of his career.
"He's got two now, he's been coaching for nine years... I'm doing the math in my head right now. I think he's got another 10-year run and maybe he grabs three more. So five, five in 19-years. That's not bad... Damn good run for any football coach," Kirby Smart said.
Kirby Smart and Co. down in Georgia looked poised for an unprecedented level of dominance in college football, after winning two back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022.
However, despite having an undefeated regular season and remaining on top of the AP poll all the way to the SEC championship game, they fell in that game to Nick Saban's Alabama, which precluded them from participating in the College Football Playoffs.
Kirby Smart praises NIL fines to deal with driving issues at Georgia
Off-the-field issues are always big concerns for big schools like Georgia. The Bulldogs coach, Kirby Smart, believes fines by NIL collectives are helping his school deal with the issue. Here's what he said about the issue during the SEC Media Days:
"The [NIL] collective has fined players -- substantially, we've dismissed players that have been involved, and I'm talking about like routine traffic, repeated, repeated violations. ... I actually think the best key is the pocket because you look at what the NFL has done, their model is defined. And if you asked any of our players what they would rather have, they want their money. When I say substantial -- very substantial -- in terms of the hits the some guys have taken," Kirby Smart said during the SEC Media Days (per ABC News).
He also believes the school is doing more than others:
"I can't tell you the things that we've done that no one in the country has done, let's start with defensive driving, requiring certain incoming guys to take that course which, as far as I know, nobody in the country has done. Discipline, we suspended a player [Marcus Rosemy] for speeding and driving last year, which is rare. Nobody's ever done that. That hasn't controlled it and prevented it, so why are we still talking about it? Because we've had guys make poor decisions."
Georgia has been rocked by off-field incidents since 2023. Player Devin Willock and recruiting staff member Chandler LeCroy died in a car wreck in January 2023. Starting linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. and backup offensive tackle Bo Hughley were arrested in July 2024 for reckless driving. Former Bulldog and current Philadelphia Eagle defensive tackle Jalen Carter wass also arrested for reckless driving and for driving with a suspended license in March 2023.