re: SEC Football programs that should be winning but can’t find their mojo

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Kirby closed up Georgia

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Overall I agree with your post, but the reality is Kirby really hasn't closed up GA in recruiting.

Nearly every UGA coach has talked about locking down GA recruits. Richt actually came close for a couple of years.

Kirby decided to use a national approach on top recruits rather than focus on GA. It's why we targeted Zack Evans over Tank Bigsby (which ended up being a huge mistake as we cut Evans loose and had no chance to pick up Bigsby at that point).

We still focused on GA for filling spots after the elite level guys. But it's why we finished the 2024 recruiting cycle with the best class but only signed 3 of the top 10 and 4 of the top 25 in the state of Georgia.