Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart was critical of Georgia's defense at halftime of UGA's 59-21 home win over the UMass Minutemen. "We've got to tackle better," said Smart in a halftime interview. The Bulldogs allowed 110 first quarter rushing yards ...

Kirby Smart vs. the College Football Playoff committee. The latest iteration came when the selection committee placed Smart’s Georgia team at No. 11 in its latest rankings, and chairman Warde Manuel said the disparity in schedules makes it “difficult to assess” strength of schedule.

Kirby Smart coached Georgia to back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022, but the Bulldogs did not qualify for the playoff last season.

ATHENS — A new batch of College Football Playoff rankings dropped on Tuesday night. Yet Kirby Smart’s opinion on the College Football Playoff committee remains unchanged. “I think they value wins and losses,” Smart said.

Kirby Smart has been very vocal about his thoughts on the way the College Football Playoff committee is producing its rankings, something that has been a common theme among just about everyone it seems in the latest two releases.

Chairman Warde Manuel and the College Football Playoff committee are under fire from Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who said teams and coaches shouldn't be guessing what evaluation criteria might be applied to formulate the 12-team playoff rankings.

Over the years, the freshman wall has often been mentioned as an idea as to why some young players struggle to play at a consistent level in their first season

As the Bulldogs get ready to close out their regular season at home over the next two weeks, head coach Kirby Smart decided to address the situation ahead of the UMass game in a humorous way. Smart had a lot of fun introducing punter Brett Thorson as a "tackling expert" to the team and even let him share a presentation on tackling.