If it was up to Kirby Smart, college football would be centered around "fire, passion and energy" and none of these landscape-altering changes the sport has endured over the last few seasons. The Georgia coach is a football-first guy,

Georgia HC Kirby Smart Sends Clear Message on Nick Saban Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Recent speculation that Nick Saban might return to coaching surfaced Monday, when former Tide quarterback and ESPN analyst Greg McElroy told listeners he’d heard from a “very much in‑the‑know person” who believes Saban isn’t done coaching.

A game in which Mark Richt was the head coach at Georgia, the 2025 version of the Alabama vs. Georgia matchup however will be the very first in Athens of the Kirby Smart era, which began back in 2016, while also Kalen DeBoer's first-ever trip to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.