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Kirby Smart snap-count strategy has Georgia primed to barbecue Arkansas

Kirby Smart (UGA Sports Comm) During Georgia's game against Western Kentucky on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Conor Dillon/UGAAA) (Conor Dillon/Conor Dillon/UGAAA)

ATHENS — Kirby Smart’s success is not an accident -- the 11th year Georgia head coach has a plan, seemingly, for everything when it comes to his football team.

Indeed, it’s interesting to contrast Smart’s season prep from last season — when UGA had 54 freshmen and sophomores on its team — to this season’s group featuring older, and more experienced players.

“There’s nothing like live game reps -- lot of young guys have gotten a lot of reps,” former Georgia linebacker and DawgNation Daily analyst Davin Bellamy said.

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