Kirby Smart brought Georgia’s first football championship in more than four decades, so it’s just suggesting that they want to keep it forever.
When a college football coach grabs something nice into a particular program, that school will likely lengthen the leash for their guy given what he’s accomplished. When a power football coach brings his first National Championship in 41 years, this will buy this guy little more than a longer leash.
That’s what Kirby Smart accomplished for Georgian football last season as he helped steer Stetson Bennett and the historically Bulldog’s defense to the Promised Land for the first time since 1980. Now, all the jokes about title drought are old and Georgia is castle king.
As such, the King of the Castle King, Smart, would receive a reward. Based on reportsthe Georgia Athletics Division is finalizing a long-term, nearly profitable extension of Smart.
Georgia Football prepares to significantly extend Kirby Smart’s contract
Details of Smart’s extension in Georgia haven’t been revealed yet, but given that offensive coordinator Todd Monken has seen a $750,000 a year raise with his salary, you’d have to assume the Bulldogs’ chief would be one of the highest-paid coaches in the country, if not at the top of that list. .
And to make sure it’s worth it.
Smart not only now has a national championship, but he laid the foundation for building a breed in Athens. His recruitment has always been at the fore in college football since he joined the program and there are no indications that this will slow.
Moreover, there is reason to believe that Georgia could be more dangerous than moving forward under the SMART system. Defense will always be elite with the talent he keeps amassing, but he also improves on attack, the “weak” side of the team in the title path, in the talent department as well.
Suffice to say, it’s a payday made by Kirby Smart.
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