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a passing team. Next thing you know, he is running the wishbone.

While Kirby Smart will never coach a team which does not aspire to play a winning style of defense, he knows the value of good offense and has said: “There is no question about my philosophy. I want to score points. I want to throw the football. I want to do all the things you can do in college football today, emphasizing the run-pass option, getting the ball out quickly— not necessarily up-tempo, but being able to throw the ball downfield because that’s what attracts the best quarterbacks and the best receivers. If you recruit the best quarterbacks and wide receivers, then you can win championships.”

Dealing with the loss of his dad in the aftermath of the Sugar Bowl will be an immediate emotional burden for him, but he will go through a period of bereavement and then return to coaching with a full speed ahead mantra.

He knows that is what Sonny Smart would want him to do.