Field Street Forum

FLORIDA GAME

ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart, along with several student-athletes, previewed the upcoming game against Florida with media on Monday. They offered the following comments.

Head Coach Kirby Smart

Opening Statement

“We start gearing up towards Florida. We did a little work last week in terms of introducing those guys on Thursday, and today we’ll get back to work on these guys. I know our guys will be excited to play in Jacksonville, an incredible stadium and atmosphere. I know our players love playing in the neutral site game. It’s just kind of different in terms of start, the fans, the split crowd. It seems to be a momentum-flow type game, because the team that has momentum is really at home for that moment. Then it goes back and forth. It’s been a game of momentum swings. A lot of respect for Billy. Always have liked Billy a lot. He does a really good job as a football coach, as a man, as a person. Worked on staff with him. Admire him and the way he coaches and goes about things. Very detail oriented. No stone left unturned, and they play that way. Got a lot of respect for the way they play and know a lot of guys on their staff. It’ll be a physical game. It always is. I know our kids will be looking forward to it.

And with that I’ll open it up.

On quarterbacks facing Florida for the first time…

“I couldn’t tell you that. Don’t know. Didn’t know the stat. I think it’s all about working and executing within your offense, which is what we’ll ask Carson to do, is to play within the offense. He’s a quarterback with a lot of experience under his belt, and I know he’ll be excited to play in Jacksonville.”

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