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Kirby Smart lays out bye week plan after thrilling game at Tennessee

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson4 hours agoJeremyO_Johnson
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Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1), Georgia running back Cash Jones (32) during Georgia’s game against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s agenda is set for the bye week. The Bulldogs are entering a bye week after a thrilling win over Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville.

Georgia wants to get better. After the game on Saturday night, Smart was proud of his team’s resilience and ability to find a way to win.

He has now watched the film. The Bulldogs are in the stage of correction. Monday’s practice saw Georgia get a lot of work in with the second and third teamers. Tuesday and Wednesday will likely be heavier days of work for Georgia’s starters.

“We jumped into working on ourselves yesterday and got back to work,” Smart told reporters on Tuesday. “For an off week, we had a good practice yesterday, got a lot of reps for our twos and threes. And today we’ll get a lot of reps for everybody. That’s a work day, and work the rest of the week towards starting on our next opponent later in the week.” 

Georgia is working to maximize time and rest

Georgia’s offense ran close to 90 plays on Saturday. The Buldogs’ defense was also on the field a ton on Saturday.

Smart anticipates the Bulldogs being fresher as the week progresses, as they rotated a lot once again on Saturday.

“That was an approach yesterday, certainly,” Smart said. “There were very few guys who played 95 snaps. We didn’t have many offensive players who played 95 snaps. We had a few, but defensively we platooned, and nobody had a large amount. And the guys that had a large volume, we cut back their volume. That’s the way we try to look at it from a GPS standpoint of getting recovery, getting their legs back underneath them. But at the same time, we have to train to get better, and there are a lot of things we can get better at. That’s our target area for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.” 

Georgia will be back in action against Alabama on Sept. 27 in Athens.

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