ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart will be looking to hire his fourth defensive backs coach in the past five years, but don’t expect anyone to get nervous.
Smart, after all, oversees the secondary himself and has fellow defensives backs expert Will Muschamp posted up in the role of co-defensive coordinator with rising star Glenn Schumann.
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It was a given this would be an offseason of change for Georgia’s national championship program, with a reload coming on the Bulldogs’ championship defense, and some fine-tuning on the coaching staff.
Former Georgia player Bryan McClendon rejoined the staff to coach receivers, replacing Cortez Hankton who returned to his home state to get a raise and coach the receivers at LSU.
Then there was the addition of Mike Bobo, to an offensive analyst role, which means one more set of eyes and ears for Smart in Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
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It’s going to take a group effort for Georgia to make another run at the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoffs, but staff changes have a way of bringing new energy.
Likewise on the recruiting trail, where offensive coordinator Todd Monken has never been more important, with Texas contemplating a cunning move to add David Cutcliffe -- the former Duke head coach, and former QB guru for Peyton and Eli Manning QB.
Could that be enough to sway 2023 quarterback Arch Manning, who has Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss among his final schools?
Manning may want to see how the 2022 season plays out before making his decision, particularly in a crowded Georgia quarterbacks room that seems destined for at least one current player to transfer out, if not two.
There’s plenty of room for speculation.
