Kirby Smart evaluates Mizzou QB Austin Simmons: ‘He can do it all’
By Mark Kern
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Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a huge win against Ole Miss, which is where Austin Simmons started his career. Now, Simmons is the starting quarterback for Missouri, which is the team the Bulldogs are welcoming into Athens next week.
Smart was asked to comment on Simmons and that challenges that come in facing the big-armed Mizzou QB. Here’s what Smart had to say:
“His accuracy, his arm strength, and his anticipation of throws. I am a big baseball fan, and he is an elite baseball player and pitcher,” Smart told reporters. “His throws are different. They get there really fast. He can whip it out. He can throw it anywhere. I think we all saw the throw he made a couple of weeks ago over the middle. His touch, his timing. He can do it all.”
When Simmons started his career at Ole Miss, he was the backup to Jaxson Dart. Simmons filled in for the Rebels late in that game and went 5-of-6 for 64 yards in a 28-10 win in 2024.
Combining Simmons with the talent he has around him at Mizzou, Smart knows the Tigers’ offense is tough to stop.
“He is in a good system with a tremendous arm with really good wideouts around him,” Smart said. “They have done a great job in the run game. They have always done a great job in the run game. I have a lot of respect for him. He came in against us and played with a lot of confidence there at Ole Miss.”
The Bulldogs will look to avoid a letdown game after a big road win, something they failed to do when they lost at home to Auburn. Last week, they did a phenomenal job of containing Trinidad Chambliss in the worst game of his career.
