Georgia coach Kirby Smart weighed in Monday on LSU's decision to fire Brian Kelly , offering insight shaped by his own experience as LSU's defensive backs coach in 2004. Smart was asked for his perspective on the recent wave of midseason firings in college football , with a dozen FBS jobs opening earlier than usual . He acknowledged the pressures that come with elite programs.

"I know it's high expectations," Smart said . "I coached at LSU, a guy once told me ... 'That office you're in, that's not your office -- you're borrowing it.' And I knew right then that if you didn't win, you wouldn't be there long."

LSU announced Kelly's firing Sunday evening after a 5-3 start to the 2025 season that included Saturday's 49-25 loss to No. 3 Texas A&M , a defeat that ended any real

See Full Page