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Kirby Smart on Georgia’s Rose Bowl to-do list

Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart addresses the team's Rose Bowl preparations during a question-and-answer session Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2018, at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
By AJC Sports
Dec 28, 2017

Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs captains did more than just take in the sights and rides at California's Disneyland.

They talked business.

Smart spoke at length during a question-and-answer session inside the theme park about the matchup against Oklahoma in the New Year's Day Rose Bowl.

The Bulldogs’ coach emphasized that the team was taking a business-like approach to their College Football Playoff semifinal appearance.

Smart says the team is preparing for a "high-tempo game" (video, above) and what that could mean with possibly warmer conditions than expected.

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