A body in motion stays in motion. That’s Newton’s first law. It has become Kirby Smart’s true north. His program no longer wastes time and effort on personnel searches. The Georgia Bulldogs fill gaps before gaps exist.
En route to its first national championship under Smart, defensive coordinator Dan Lanning was tapped by Oregon as its head coach. That was a surprise to most; indeed, when esteemed AJC colleague Chip Towers broke the news, others in the media claimed it wasn’t so. It was so.
The Bulldogs were 20 days from a playoff semifinal against Michigan. They needed no distractions. Losing a defensive coordinator can be a major distraction. Georgia conducted no nationwide search. It looked down the hall. Will Muschamp and Glenn Schumann, both on staff, would become co-DCs.
