Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin demonstrate the different ways to win in the SEC

Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin (Getty) ATHENS, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks with head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels following the Bulldogs 52-17 victory at Sanford Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

October 17, 2025 at 9:35 a.m. UTC

By Connor Riley, DawgNation

ATHENS — Kirby Smart and Lane Kiffin give off brotherly energy.

Smart represents the self-serious, high-achieving one.

He’s won two national championships through an intense fire, passion and energy.

Kiffin is has the more relaxed and humorous of the two.