Fans should expect Kirby Smart to be walking the sideline for Georgia for a long time to come.
That’s not a surprise, given that he recently signed an extended deal that puts him under contract to UGA through 2031. But details released Thursday reveal how expensive it would be for the school to make a coaching change if it ever were inclined to do so.
The $112.5 million deal is virtually fully guaranteed through 2026, according to the Athens Banner-Herald, which acquired a copy of the contract Thursday through an open records request. The only way Smart could be dispatched prior to Jan. 1, 2027, without receiving the full contract value is a firing for cause.
