Georgia was very lucky on Saturday when they traveled to Lexington and only beat Kentucky by a point. The Bulldog’s offense was nowhere to be found outside the one drive they scored a touchdown on, but the important thing was they got the win and kept their SEC title hopes alive.
The Bulldogs have a few tough tests coming up with Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas, and Tennessee, so they will be tested, but Georgia is dealing with other issues in their program besides the game of football. Last week, defensive back Daniel Harris was arrested for reckless driving, driving 106 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone.
This is the 25th driving-related incident in the Bulldogs program since January 2023, and nothing has been done to stop it.
It seems like head coach Kirby Smart has tried to get the message across to the players, but they still don’t want to listen, and on Tuesday, the 48-year-old head coach stated he has had enough of players making bad decisions.
Kirby Smart Is Tired Of His Georgia Players Making Poor Decisions
During Smart’s presser on Tuesday, he was asked about the latest driving incident on his team and stated,” Because we continue to have guys make poor decisions, you know? It’s very unfortunate. ”
Thomas Goldkamp from On3.com stated Smart’s full quote about his thoughts on the driving incidents going on in the program, and here is what the two-time national champion-winning coach had to say.
“Because we continue to have guys make poor decisions, you know? It’s very unfortunate,” Kirby Smart said. “I know that our staff, myself, continue to drive home the sensitive nature of it. It’s certainly a deadly speed when you’re talking about the speed that he was traveling at.
“You want kids to grow up. You want to treat them like your own kids. You want them to grow up and make good decisions and learn from others’ mistakes. Yeah, we have guys share and we obviously continue to talk to them, but it hasn’t stopped them. So find a way to do it.”
Smart seems to be taking the driving-related incidents seriously, but his players aren’t because they keep doing it.
Two years ago, a Georgia football player and staffer were killed in a driving-related crash, and none of the players learned from losing a teammate and staff member.
Georgia has a great football program, but it’s sad to see it torn apart by players who don’t know how to act behind the wheel, putting their lives and other people’s lives in danger.
