The last time Sanford Stadium fans filed out of the bleachers, they carried with them the memory of a game that took eight overtimes to finally bury Georgia Tech. It was chaos, drama, and fast-paced football. This Saturday was the opposite. Georgia was orderly and ruthless as Kirby Smart ’s Dawgs capped off with a celebratory 45-7 win over Marshall in their home opener. But not all celebrations are created equal. Because when the final whistle blew and red and black dominated Athens, the HC was living through a moment bigger than the scoreboard.

Kirby Smart’s mother Sharon and wife Mary Beth Lycett were waiting near the tunnel. The HC embraced his mother in a scene caught on camera by Sports reporter Alison Mastrangelo which she posted on X on August 30. “ Emotional moment between

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