Latest Kirby Smart News
Georgia turns to backup Stockton at quarterback in CFP quarterfinal; Beck has season-ending surgery
No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton following Carson Beck's season-ending elbow surgery on Monday. Coach Kirby Smart said Monday that Georgia is preparing Stockton to start in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the College Football...
Georgia QB Carson Beck's status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbow
ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterback Carson Beck's status for No. 2 Georgia's Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal is uncertain after he suffered an elbow injury in Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship game win over Texas. Georgia announced Monday there is no timetable...
Rust vs. rest: Extra time off or potentially losing edge brings another worry for CFP coaches
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The expanded College Football Playoff brings something new for coaches who are used to planning for one game, maybe two: Rust vs. rest. The 12-team bracket released Sunday features four teams in Oregon, Georgia,Boise State and Arizona State with first-round...
Indiana at Notre Dame in CFP will be teams' 1st meeting since '91, winner gets Georgia in Sugar Bowl
Indiana will turn in its calling card as the nation's biggest basketball state and become a college football hot spot the week before Christmas. The College Football Playoff bracket released Sunday sends No. 10 seed Indiana to No. 7 Notre Dame for a first-round game on Dec. 20 with...
No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner...
Georgia QB Carson Beck returns from hand injury for final snap in SEC championship OT win over Texas
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia right guard Tate Ratledge couldn't believe it when he heard quarterback Carson Beck calling the final play in overtime of the Southeastern Conference championship game against Texas. Beck was thought to be out for the remainder of the game with an arm injury...
No. 2 Texas goes for a title in its first SEC season, but must get by No. 5 Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Texas wasted no time making its presence felt in the mighty Southeastern Conference. In their debut as a member of the powerhouse league, the No. 2 Longhorns posted the best regular-season record and earned a spot in the SEC championship game Saturday. ...
Total number of Texas fans caught and punished for throwing bottles in Georgia game: Zero
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas investigation into the bottle-throwing incident that disrupted the Texas-Georgia game in October — and drew a harsh rebuke and fine from the Southeastern Conference — resulted in no one being caught or punished. In a report to the...
No. 2 Texas goes for a title in its first season as an SEC member, facing No. 5 Georgia
No. 5 Georgia (10-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 5 CFP) vs. No. 2 Texas (11-1, 7-1, No. 2) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Saturday, 4 p.m. EST (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 2 1/2 Series record: Texas leads 4-2 What’s at stake? A...
Texas defense backing up claim as nation's best heading into SEC title game against Georgia
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins surveyed the wreckage left by the No. 2 Longhorns' total domination of Texas A&M. Then he summed up the message he believes it sent to the rest of college football about the Texas defense. “We're the...
