Kirby Smart on Georgia's third-down struggles: "A little bit lack of execution. The reason we were No. 1 in the country in third down is we had short distances … When you start backing it up on third down, it doesn't take a PhD to realize you're not going to be as good"

The No. 4-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide held off the No. 2-ranked Georgia Bulldogs 41-34 in a game for the ages on Saturday night. The Bulldogs erased a 28-0 deficit and even took a 34-33 lead with a little over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart suffered his first regular season loss in four years in UGA’s 41-34 loss at the Alabama Crimson Tide. Smart has a lot of reasons to be proud of Georgia, but ultimately the Bulldogs did not get the job done and Smart takes ownership of that.

The Georgia Bulldogs acquitted themselves well in the loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Still, Paul Finebaum believes that head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia still have a major problem.

For what it's worth, Kirby Smart isn't bothered by his record against Alabama. Plus, it should be noted that Smart's lone win against the Crimson Tide since becoming Georgia head coach came in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game of the 2021 season.

TUSCALOOSA — There wasn’t much Kirby Smart could say at halftime with Georgia trailing Alabama 30-7.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart is set to face Alabama without Nick Saban, his mentor, for the first time as a head coach. Here's what he told ESPN about it: