Kirby Smart, Georgia wisely stay out of NIL spat, but where is this headed?

On3 imageby:Wes Blankenship•05/20/22
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JANUARY 10: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs shakes hands with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey after the Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 in the 2022 CFP National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 10, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Even if Kirby Smart never says another thing about NIL, what happened between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher took the SEC into uncharted territory. Kirby and Georgia don't have to get involved with this spat. But they can't separate themselves from wherever the SEC's headed next.