Kirby Smart officially becomes UGA’s coach

The deal is done.

Kirby Smart is Georgia’s football coach. The UGA executive committee officially approved the hiring Sunday.

Smart has agreed to a six-year contract that will pay him approximately $3.75 million per season, according to a memorandum of understanding released by UGA on Sunday.

Smart, 39, has been Alabama’s defensive coordinator for the past eight years. He is a former University of Georgia player.

There will be no news conference on Sunday, the school said. That will take place on Monday.

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