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.

21 hours ago · Georgia coach Kirby Smart leads his team onto the field before the start of the NCAA Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta, on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.

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.

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 5, 2025 · As fans mourn the passing of Kirby Smart's father, the University of Georgia's top brass—President Jere W. Morehead and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks—also shared their...

Dec 26, 2024 · Smart, a member of the NCAA rules committee, rarely criticized officiating and didn’t join in with Georgia fans belaboring calls after the 2018 national championship game. Now he was jumping...

May 2, 2024 · ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Kirby Smart agreed to a contract extension Thursday that makes him the highest-paid coach in college football with an annual salary of $13 million. Smart got a bump in salary of $1.75 million annually as part of the deal, which ties him to the Bulldogs through 2033.

Dec 7, 2024 · Kirby Smart, to put it mildly, has built Georgia into one of the premier college football programs in the country.. Smart, in his ninth season in Athens, has led the Bulldogs to a 104-18 overall record and two College Football Playoff national championships. But if there is one area where Georgia might hope to see improvement under …

Oct 21, 2024 · With Georgia’s 30-15 victory over Texas on Saturday night, Smart became the fastest coach to win 100 games at a single SEC school. It took him 117 games, which is slightly quicker than Nick...