Georgia coach Kirby Smart said the football program does not have a culture problem and there will be no policy changes as a result of a car accident that killed a player and a support staff member earlier this year. Smart spoke to ESPN on Friday, his first comments on the program’s grim offseason that has included two deaths and two arrests.
Through the university, Smart has not responded to several interview requests from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, including one as recently as this week.
In addition to the Jan. 15 crash in which offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting specialist Chandler LeCroy were killed, two players have been arrested in the past two weeks for racing and reckless driving. Jamon Dumas-Johnson was arrested last week for an incident that occurred the day after Georgia won its second consecutive national championship. Jalen Carter was arrested Wednesday as part of the investigation of the accident that killed Willock and LeCroy and injured two others, hours after a parade to celebrate the national title. Police said LeCroy was going 104 mph at the time of the crash at 2:45 a.m. A GBI toxicology report cited her blood alcohol concentration at .197, about 2 1/2 times the legal limit. Carter previously has been ticketed for speeding, traveling 89 mph in a 45-mph zone.
