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11 things you may not know about Kirby Smart

Kirby Paul Smart was born Dec. 23, 1975 in Montgomery, Alabama. Smart graduated from Bainbridge (Ga.) High School. His HS coach was his dad, Sonny Smart. Smart played football at Georgia from 1995-98 and graduated with an undergraduate business degree in 1998. He earned a master's degree from Florida State in 2003. Smart was a first-team All-SEC choice as a senior at Georgia in 1998. A safety, Smart intercepted 13 passes while playing for the Bulldogs. Smart intercepted six passes as a junior and five as
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July 13, 2018

Georgia coach Kirby Smart will appear at SEC Media Days on Tuesday morning at the College Football Hall of Fame and the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center.

Smart will appear with three of his players, wide receiver Terry Godwin, defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter and defensive back J.R. Reed.

Smart and the Bulldogs are the defending SEC champions. In two seasons at Georgia, Smart’s record is 21-7, 11-5 in SEC games.

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Sept. 1 vs. Austin Peay at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs have never played the Governors (an FCS team). Sept. 8 at South Carolina. The Bulldogs and Gamecocks could decide the SEC East in the season’s second week, even if only because it could determine a tiebreaker. Sept. 15 vs. Middle Tennessee at Sanford Stadium. The schools have played once, with Georgia winning 29-10 in 2003. Sept. 22 at Missouri. The Bulldogs have a three-game win streak against the Tigers and have lost once to them. Sept. 29 vs. Te

Here's the breakdown of when each school’s contingent will appear at SEC Media Days July 16-19 in Atlanta. The conference will announce later a list of players who will represent their schools. (Video by Leo Willingham)

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David Wellham has worked as an editor and content producer at the AJC since 2006, but his knowledge of sports in metro Atlanta and Georgia dates to much earlier. He uses his institutional knowledge to help the AJC provide in-depth coverage of area sports and sports teams. David can be reached at 404-526-5424 and dwellham@ajc.com.

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