A game in which Mark Richt was the head coach at Georgia, the 2025 version of the Alabama vs. Georgia matchup however will be the very first in Athens of the Kirby Smart era, which began back in 2016, while also Kalen DeBoer's first-ever trip to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.

Kirby Smart Talks Battle Against Alabama originally appeared on Athlon Sports. SEC Media Days continue at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Hotel in Atlanta, with the event wrapping up Thursday. On Tuesday, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart spoke with the media and offered some honest thoughts about a key game on the 2025 schedule.

Kirby Smart joked that he offered former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban the defensive coordinator job at Georgia.

For all the talk surrounding Gunner Stockton this week, Georgia coach Kirby Smart took a far more stern tone when discussing a different aspect of the Georgia offense.

Former Alabama quarterback turned media personality Greg McElroy stoked the offseason fires at SEC Media Days Monday when he said that a "notable" source is adamant that Nick Saban will return to coaching at some point in the future.

Two previous assistants to Nick Saban, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and Georgia coach Kirby Smart, are split on whether they believe the former Alabama head coach will ever return to college football.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/alabama as Kirby Smart Says Alabama Georgia Matchups are 'What College Football's All About'. Extreme temperatures during the summer of 1995 caught Chicago off guard.

Kirby Smart is happy to get a matchup vs. Alabama in Athens, he just wishes the Crimson Tide traveled to Georgia more often.