What Kirby Smart said after Georgia beat Mississippi State, clinched SEC East
By Kevin Duffey
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Kirby Smart led Georgia to defeat Mississippi State 45-19 Saturday night. The win gave the Bulldogs the SEC East title, too, as UGA will face LSU in Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game.
Smart’s Bulldogs were led by quarterback Stetson Bennett’s impressive performance. Bennett totaled over 300 yards and 4 touchdowns in the win. Ladd McConkey added 141 total yards and 2 touchdowns.
Georgia’s defense played well against Mike Leach’s offense, as quarterback Will Rogers completed just 29-of-51 passes for 261 yards and 1 touchdown. Georgia held Leach’s offense to just 308 total yards.
Following the win over Mississippi State, Smart spoke to the media. Below is what he said.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart up now.
Smart: “Really proud of our team … Our guys responded again and again and again to some tough situations”
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) November 13, 2022
Kirby Smart says he feels like the team continues to get better and he feels like they’re ascending at this time. #godawgs
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) November 13, 2022
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart on handling the end of the first half: “Bad. Bad … We called a run [for third down], but it has an option to throw it … Once we threw it, now we’ve got problems”
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) November 13, 2022
Georgia head Kirby Smart on winning the SEC East tonight: “We didn’t really talk about it in the locker room … It’s one step at a time, man”
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) November 13, 2022
Kirby Smart on winning the SEC East: “That was not our goal or intention coming in. We just needed to Best Mississippi State.” pic.twitter.com/UkzlNuSe3g
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) November 13, 2022
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart on what the issue was running the ball tonight: “Mississippi State is good … I can just tell you this: we’re going to get everybody’s best shot.”
Credited MSU for the experienced D-linemen it has and the way they played
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) November 13, 2022
“I was just waiting on the ball to come out and I was like ‘Dang, he held onto it!'”
– Kirby Smart on Kearis Jackson
— Sarah K. Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) November 13, 2022
“I was just waiting on the ball to come out and I was like ‘Dang, he held onto it!'”
– Kirby Smart on Kearis Jackson
— Sarah K. Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) November 13, 2022
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
