The Georgia Bulldogs and Head Coach Kirby Smart have agreed to a ten-year contract extension worth $112.5 million. This new deal makes Smart one of the highest-paid head coaches in all of college football. The massive contract extension comes just a day after the Head Coach was critical of the role new NIL deals for college athletes are playing now in college sports. Georgia is coming off their first National Championship win since 1980. They are an early favorite to return to the College Football Playoffs this upcoming season.
Sources tell ESPN that @GeorgiaFootball coach Kirby Smart has agreed to a new 10-year deal worth a total of $112.5 million, making him one of the highest paid coaches in college football.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) July 21, 2022
As the Head Coach of the Georgia Bulldogs for six seasons, Kirby Smart has led the team to an overall record of 66-15 and an SEC record of 40-9. He has also helped lead the team to a 6-2 bowl record, the 2017 SEC Championship, and the 2021 College Football National Championship. Smart won SEC Coach of the Year in 2017 and in 2021. Smart took Georgia to the college football mountaintop and has been rewarded for his efforts.
On Tuesday, Kirby Smart said he doesn’t think college football players should make $10,000 a month.
On Thursday, Kirby Smart signed a contract that will pay him more $900,000 a month.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) July 21, 2022
This contract extension comes right after Kirby Smart was critical of NIL and the amount it is currently paying players. Smart himself was already making a lot of money and now he will be making considerably more for the next decade-plus. Players are finally getting a piece of the action that they generate and the comments come off a little odd considering this deal was likely in the works for some time.
