Kirby Smart learned how to build a championship football program under Nick Saban at Alabama. Now he’s winning them on his own at Georgia—and outperforming his mentor doing it.
PHOTO: Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressLOS ANGELES—Nick Saban has 10 fingers and seven national championship rings.
But from a broadcast set at SoFi Stadium on Monday, the legendary Alabama coach had to watch as Kirby Smart, his brightest protégé, launched a dynasty of his own.to win their second consecutive College Football Playoff championship, doing it with the biggest rout in the years since the sport’s title was settled by a playoff.
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