The fact Smart and Bobo are close is brought up often. They were college teammates, and Bobo’s son Drew (now Georgia’s center) was the ring-bearer at Smart’s wedding. But while they weren’t quite as close, Smart was tight with James Coley and made the move to oust him as the offensive coordinator after the 2019 season.

Georgia football's G-Day game is scheduled for March 12. Kirby Smart likes spring games. Some schools have scrapped them. Smart is keeping options open

As several major programs adjust or cancel their traditional spring games this offseason, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart remains adaptable with the team’s annual G-Day game, set for April 12.

While other college football programs are hiring general managers to handle the new workload, Georgia is sticking with its current personnel.

As the game grows and more decisions are to be made, every head coach has to decide how much power over his roster he's willing to cede.