University of Georgia Athletics
Smart Named Finalist For George Munger Collegiate Coach Of The Year Award
December 29, 2022 | Football
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart has been named one of six finalists for the 2022 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, according to an announcement from the Maxwell Football Club (MFC) on Thursday.
Smart, who was also a 2017 finalist, joins Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, Ohio State's Ryan Day, TCU's Sonny Dykes, Tennessee's Josh Heupel and Tulane's Willie Fritz as finalists. Smart has led the Bulldogs to a 13-0 record, the Southeastern Conference title and the school's third appearance in the College Football Playoff since 2017. Top-seeded Georgia will face fourth-seeded Ohio State in the CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 31.
The winner announcement will be made on Jan. 10, 2023, and the award will be formally presented at the 86thMaxwell Awards Gala on March 9, 2023, at the Mohegan Pennsylvania resort.
