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SEC East title nets $600K in bonuses for Smart, UGA assistants

SEC East champion Georgia is 8-1 (6-1 in the SEC) heading into Saturday's 7 p.m. home game against Auburn.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nov 7, 2018

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Winning the SEC East and advancing to the conference championship game has triggered some hefty bonuses for UGA coach Kirby Smart and his assistant coaches.

According to the Athens Banner-Herald, Smart is set to receive a $100,000 bonus and the 10 assistants will receive combined bonuses totaling another $500,000 after clinching the division title last weekend at Kentucky.

Smart and his assistants will collect another $300,000 by winning the SEC Championship, according to the report.  No. 5 Georgia will face No. 1 Alabama in the SEC title game Dec. 1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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