Georgia needs to improve everywhere ahead of this upcoming season. That’s the thinking in why Kirby Smart isn’t naming one specific position group that needs to be better for the Bulldogs. Smart was asked that during his press conference while at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Kirby Smart is the first to tell you that Alabama “did an outstanding job of jumping all over” Georgia last season under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide defeated Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium 41-34 last year. Now, the Bulldogs host Alabama. Smart talked about that Tuesday in Atlanta during Day 2 of SEC Media Days.

A game in which Mark Richt was the head coach at Georgia, the 2025 version of the Alabama vs. Georgia matchup however will be the very first in Athens of the Kirby Smart era, which began back in 2016, while also Kalen DeBoer's first-ever trip to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.

Kirby Smart Talks Battle Against Alabama originally appeared on Athlon Sports. SEC Media Days continue at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel in Atlanta, with the event wrapping up Thursday. On Tuesday, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart spoke with the media and offered some honest thoughts about a key game on the 2025 schedule.

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy shared Monday on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning that someone "in the know" said legendary coach Nick Saban is considering a return to coaching. Saban, 73, retired after the 2023 season, but McElroy said his source is "adamant" Saban will coach again.

Four-star linebacker Nick Abrams committed to Georgia on Wednesday. The 2026 class recruit from McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Maryland) chose Kirby Smart's Bulldogs over Oregon, Michigan and Alabama.

Former Alabama quarterback turned media personality Greg McElroy stoked the offseason fires at SEC Media Days Monday when he said that a "notable" source is adamant that Nick Saban will return to coaching at some point in the future.