Kirby Smart Should Be the King of College Football. Is He Ready?

ATHENS, Ga. — The fans walking into a Georgia baseball game on an April afternoon cannot look in on the football practice taking place across from the stadium. But there is no escaping the booming, amplified voice radiating over Rutherford Street.

“Take his f—ing job!”

“His ass wants to quit!”

“Do it again! Get it right!”

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Kirby Smart roams the practice field holding a microphone, peppering his players with … feedback between each rep. Several dozen visitors, including donors, high school coaches and recruits, are treated to a colorful two-hour soundtrack of Smart’s gravelly South Georgia accent.

Nick Saban had his straw hat. Jim Harbaugh, his baseball cap and khakis.

Smart has his microphone.

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