Kirby Smart comments at groundbreaking of indoor athletic facility

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and athletic director Greg McGarity were among those who attended the groundbreaking for Georgia’s indoor athletic facility on Tuesday, and they had plenty to say about it. Here are the highlights:

Kirby Smart jokes that his office is right beside the construction area, so the progress is "seen, felt and heard" on a daily basis

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Kirby Smart: "This facility will help us compete at a championship level."
re: Indoor practice facility groundbreaking.

— Logan Booker (@LoganMBooker) February 16, 2016

Kirby Smart tells crowd that his program will utilize the indoor facility year-round.

— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) February 16, 2016

McGarity also reports that the school has raised $20.3 million of the $30 million needed to build the facility.

— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) February 16, 2016

Greg McGarity says he expects Georgia's new Indoor Practice Facility to open in January of 2017.

— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) February 16, 2016

Kirby Smart: Indoor facility shows ‘continued comment to excellence’. https://t.co/jFIhgNipGm

— Seth Emerson (@SethEmersonAJC) February 16, 2016

.@KirbySmartUGA addresses the crowd at today's groundbreaking ceremony. #CommitToTheGhttps://t.co/MF2JGM8kLJ

— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) February 16, 2016