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Kirby Smart among Mike Greenberg’s top 5 SEC head coaches

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks duringSoutheastern Conference Media Days Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks duringSoutheastern Conference Media Days Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Maghen Moore
July 18, 2018

ESPN's Get Up! host Mike Greenberg made a list of his top 5 active Southeastern Conference head coaches.

Greenberg believes Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is the third-best SEC head coach, falling behind Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas A&M’s new head coach Jimbo Fisher.

In just his second season as the Bulldogs’ head coach, Smart led Georgia to the College Football Playoff after winning the SEC Championship against Auburn. Georgia defeated Oklahoma 54-48 in the Rose Bowl Game, but fell to Alabama in the National Championship 26-23.

Here is Mike Greenberg’s list of the top 5 active SEC head coaches:

1. Nick Saban, Alabama

2. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M

3. Kirby Smart, Georgia

4. Gus Malzahn, Auburn

5. Dan Mullen, Florida

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