Kirby Smart dedicates Georgia’s win to UGA staffer who recently passed away
By Rolando Rosa
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No. 5 Georgia became just the ninth FBS program with 900 victories after a 41-21 win at Mississippi State on Saturday. However, there was an even more personal meaning behind the win for the Bulldogs.
After the game, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart dedicated the victory to university employee Kim Allen, who recently passed away. Smart glowed about the impact Allen made on himself and the team.
“We dedicated this win to miss Kim Allen, who was a coworker of ours, worked in our facility. She was an incredible lady. Worked there four or five years, every morning I came to work she was the first person I saw,” Smart said. “She was there everyday at 5:30 AM and a lot of the players got really close to miss Kim, and she passed this last week and it was very emotional for a lot of our players. I’ve never met a more positive person than Miss Kim, so we wanted to make sure she enjoyed that from up above.”
This was the fifth consecutive victory for Georgia after falling to Alabama in Week 4. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton had an excellent showing with 264 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air.
Georgia will aim to keep it rolling next Saturday against visiting No. 11 Texas (7:30 p.m. ET/ABC).
