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Smart weighs UGA job; no announcement imminent
5:41 pm January 9, 2010, by Tim Tucker
Kirby Smart, the defensive coordinator of newly crowned national champion Alabama, apparently is considering a return to Georgia, his alma mater, for the same job.
Smart, seen as a leading candidate for the UGA position since the Dec. 2 firing of Willie Martinez, was weighing a formal offer on Saturday but “has neither signed it nor made a decision regarding the opening,” according to the Tuscaloosa News, which cited “multiple sources.”
Smart has been publicly coy about his interest in the job but left the door open during a press conference in California two days before the national-championship game.
Georgia had no comment on the matter Saturday other than to say that no announcement of a hire was scheduled.
Smart would be a popular hire in Bulldog Nation. Former UGA defensive great David Pollack posted on his Twitter account Saturday: “From what I am getting guys I think Georgia has made a very SMART choice on their next DC, nothing 100% but def looks good.”
Smart makes about $400,000 per year at Alabama. Georgia is believed willing to pay considerably more than that.
The SMART era CONTINUES!!!!!!
