Field Street Forum

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart alongside redshirt junior offensive lineman Drew Bobo, sophomore inside linebacker Chris Cole, redshirt junior quarterback Gunner Stockton and sophomore inside linebacker Justin Williams spoke with the media this afternoon and offered the following comments.

Head Coach Kirby Smart
Opening statement…
“Several notes here to talk about. G-Day, one o’clock kickoff, still pushing in that direction as best we can. Wanted to talk about Daniel Calhoun. He’s going to miss the rest of spring. He’s got a foot injury that he’s dealing with. He was doing a great job competing for one of the starting guard spots, and it’s not a major injury. It’s just one that’s going to cost him the next three weeks to do that. And then the hiring of two of our assistants, new assistants on offense, both Phil Rauscher and John Lilly will be helping out Coach Bobo and his staff on the offensive side, as well as all of us. We’ll be there to help us.”

On the arrests of Nitro Tuggle and Marques Easley…
“Yeah, disappointed obviously, in those two young men and the decision-making process for each one. You know, both of them are younger players and have made crucial mistakes. As far as the process we followed, it’s not been several months. You know, it’s been several years in terms of defensive driving courses, having players ride and learn how to drive, just like my two kids did, with a driver’s service. Josh Brooks has done a tremendous job meeting with every player, and we’ve had several speakers come in, and we continue to educate. We’re not going to stop at that. You know, it’s very unfortunate that, you know, one of those young men got his driver’s license within one month of that happening at 18 or 19 years old, and it’s amazing how many kids come to school now without a driver’s license. So, it’s no excuse, but one of those things we will continue to educate and discipline our guys to try to correct it.”

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