Everything Kirby Smart said as Georgia’s season comes to crushing end against Ole Miss

Kirby Smart (Getty) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs looks on prior to the game against the Ole Miss Rebels during the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on January 01, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

January 2, 2026 at 10:40 a.m. UTC

By Connor Riley, DawgNation

NEW ORLEANS — Another season, another loss in the Sugar Bowl for Kirby Smart and the Georgia football program.

The Bulldogs fell 39-34 to the Ole Miss Rebels, blowing a nine-point halftime lead.

After the game, Smart answered questions from the media. Most centered around his fourth-quarter game management.