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.

1 day ago · Kirby Smart met with reporters in Athens on Tuesday and covered a wide variety of topics. The Georgia coach was asked about the possibility of adjusting UGA’s organizational chart this offseason ...

2 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 ...

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.

Jan 18, 2025 · In a shocking announcement, Kirby Smart, the highly successful head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, revealed today that he will not return for the 2025 season.

1 day ago · Georgia won't be joining the trend of hiring a general manager to run its football program, as head coach Kirby Smart says he has the personnel to handle the workload already. General manager is a ...

2 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 ...

2 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.

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 ...