Summarizing what Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said regarding Vanderbilt heading into Saturday's matchup....
- Has a lot of respect for Clark Lea. Alumnus of his school, similar to him. Always respected the job he did. Says he did a tremendous job when he was at Wake Forest. They copied a lot of the things he did defensively there and competed against him as a defensive coordinator at Notre Dame as well.
- Gotten to know Lea better through SEC meetings and loves the way he carries himself and the way he leads his program.
- Says Vandy has improved a lot from year one to year two under Lea. Said they played well against Ole Miss, came out and attacked and reiterates they are well-coached. Says Vandy is one of the most improved teams in the league in terms of how they are playing right now.
- Says he's learned studying schemes from Clark Lea. Mentioned his defenses at Notre Dame had elite tackling, were really physical, and disguised things really well. Says Lea was the architect of that and they copied a lot of those things in the offseasons.
