Kirby Smart reacts to Georgia's heart-wrenching loss to Tennessee

With victory virtually in Georgia’s grasp, Tennessee snatched it away at the last moment with one 43-yard Hail Mary pass.

The carnival-like atmosphere in Sanford Stadium went from sheer euphoria to morgue-like in a matter of moments. Instead of being in control of the SEC East division race, Georgia finds itself on the outside-looking-in.

Head coach Kirby Smart addressed the tough 34-31 defeat in a post-game press conference:

KIrby Smart: "A sick way to end the game." UGA practices that type of play on Thursdays.

— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) October 1, 2016

"I'm not into morale victories. I'm sick to my stomach. We deserved to win that game but we were undisciplined" Kirby Smart #UGAvsTENN pic.twitter.com/t4RZkGQIxc

— 92.9 The Game (@929TheGame) October 1, 2016

Smart: "When undisciplined players make undisciplined plays, that's what happens."

— Paul Maharry (@pmaharry) October 1, 2016

What happened with the 15-yard penalty?
Smart: "I was told we had a player run on the field without his helmet." pic.twitter.com/tDBTNT8bTQ

— Paul Maharry (@pmaharry) October 1, 2016

Kirby Smart: "Sick way to end a game." #UGAvsTENN pic.twitter.com/NmOOWJgTwZ

— 11Alive Sports (@11AliveSports) October 1, 2016

"He's got better composure than I do. But he needs to be more consistent. He's gotta grow up and get better" Kirby Smart on Jacob Eason #UGA pic.twitter.com/KJciQmllKz

— Mike Sammond (@MikeSammond) October 1, 2016

Smart: They outcompeted us until the end, and that makes me sick.

— Paul Maharry (@pmaharry) October 1, 2016

Kirby: "Nobody's going to feel sorry for us. We're going to get [South Carolina's] best next week."

— Jake Wallace (@WALBJake) October 1, 2016