UGA Football: Smart, Players Talk Texas Prep
ATHENS, Ga – Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, senior defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse and junior running back Cash Jones spoke with the media on Tuesday evening and offered the following comments.
Head Coach Kirby Smart
On what Isaiah Bond brings to Texas’ offense…
“He’s electric. He’s a great release guy. You know, they got other good wide outs. They did a great job of upgrading their talent pool in the portal. They got, I think, three, maybe four, portal receivers. I don’t know, three. They play a lot of time, and he was one of those guys. He’s twitchy fast, explosive, elite speed, and elite body quickness. So, when you talk about covering people, he’s explosive. You know, he can take a handoff, or he can run through the middle of your defense and blow the top off. And Sark [Steve Sarkisian] is used to having really good guys like that to set plays up with, to stretch the field vertically and horizontally.”
On practice this week…
“It’s good. I mean, I don’t know if it was our best Tuesday. I thought that it was good, not great. And we’ve had some good ones, but it was a spirited day, they got after it. We had a good competitive practice. Yesterday was a lighter Monday. Like I said, we’ve had more snaps played this year than we ever have before. So, we just did a little bit less on Monday. And the same kind of Tuesdays we’ve been having.”
On similarities between Carson Beck and Quinn Ewers…
“Yeah, it’s interesting you say that. I mean, I feel that way. You know, I don’t get a chance to watch them. I didn’t get to watch them last year, other than, you know, I watched their playoff games, obviously, and then watched them in the offseason some. And then, you know, you don’t have a full, like a full quota of his, he hadn’t played in every game. The games he’s played in, they’re very similar in terms of knowledge, understanding of their offense, protections. You know, it doesn’t seem pressure affects him much. I mean, he seems like he has really good composure in there, stands in there. They both have the ability, if something goes wrong, to get you out of a bad play and typically avoid catastrophes. That’s what older quarterbacks do. That’s the similarities they seem to have.”
