Kirby Smart
Notre Dame scheduling Georgia backfires
Tom Shanahan Sep 10 2017One reason Notre Dame had scheduled Georgia was to gain a win over a Southeastern Conference school in a tough matchup. The Irish hoped to see it factor into their College Football Playoff selection hopes.Notre Dame’s strategy was to play a tough 12-game...
Young quarterbacks showdown got younger
Tom Shanahan Sep 7 2017The coaching bromide that young quarterbacks sit and learn behind veterans suffers another hit this weekend. It already has been in tatters with QBs like Louisville’s Lamar Jackson winning last year’s Heisman Trophy as a true sophomore.This week’s hit plays out in a Top 25...
North Carolina lets opportunity slip away
Tom Shanahan Sep 4 2016It was a Kirby Smart win for Georgia and a not-so smart loss for North Carolina.For the second straight year, North Carolina, the defending ACC Coastal champion, showed it wasn’t ready to open the season against an SEC East opponent. ... Click here for the rest of my Today's...
Bielema finds himself down in the SEC mud
Tom Shanahan Jul 15 2016Long before Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema made his fame and fortune in football – his $4 million-a-year salary is in the upper half of SEC coaches — he grew up on a pig farm in the small town of Prophetstown, Ill.He played at Iowa, but since his major was marketing, maybe that’s...