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Georgia caput coach Kirby Smart raises nan National College Football Championship Trophy aft nan Bulldogs defeated nan TCU Horned Frogs successful nan 2023 NCAA College Football National Championship. File Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI | License Photo
May 2 (UPI) -- Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart connected Thursday resumed his title arsenic nan highest paid coach successful assemblage football.
The University of Georgia said Thursday it raised Smart's net to $13 cardinal a year and extended his statement for 2 much years.
"I proceed to beryllium grateful and humbled by our administration's committedness to our shot program," Smart said successful a statement. "The existent civilization successful collegiate athletics is ever-changing and arsenic challenging arsenic it has ever been. So, I genuinely admit nan activity that our squad is continually provided.
"I person an immense pridefulness for representing my alma mater and look guardant to that narration continuing for galore years to come," he said.
Smart first became nan highest paid assemblage shot coach successful nan state successful 2022, erstwhile he signed a 10-year, $112.5 cardinal statement pinch UGA, but Alabama's Nick Saban and Clemson's Dabo Swinney conscionable a period later hit him for nan title.
Saban retired successful January, and Smart's jump to $13 cardinal suggests he whitethorn clasp nan title for longer now.
Smart, who is entering his ninth play arsenic Georgia's coach, has led nan Bulldogs to seizure consecutive championships successful 2021 and 2022, arsenic good arsenic an SEC-record 29 consecutive games earlier nan squad mislaid nan SEC title to Alabama past season.
The Bulldogs besides person produced 49 NFL draught picks successful nan past 5 years, much than immoderate successful nan nation.
The squad is connected way to beryllium nan preseason No. 1 team entering nan 2024 season.
Athletic head Josh Brooks pointed to Smart's occurrence connected nan section arsenic justification for his raise.
"I'm judge you will work together pinch maine that his activity of our programme has been tremendous. This caller statement is well-deserved," Brooks said successful a video conference.
Brooks connected Thursday besides received a raise of $1.275 cardinal annually and a statement hold done 2030.
