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Kirby Smart ‘not ready to name’ QB starter but has plan for practice reps

Two days after Georgia held its final preseason scrimmage, Kirby Smart made his first public comments on the much-watched quarterback race.

Georgia quarterback Jacob Eason (10) makes a fake pass to Georgia wide receiver Michael Chigbu (82) during practice at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., Saturday, August 20, 2016. (Photo/ John Roark, Athens Banner-Herald)

“We’re not ready to name a starter,” Smart said in an interview with 960 The Ref’s David Johnston Monday evening before Smart spoke to the Touchdown Club of Athens at Athens Country Club. “But we’ve got to start focusing on the right guys getting the right reps.