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Georgia rewards Kirby with a Smart pay increase

Kirby Smart rewarded Georgia fans’ patience following an 8-5 freshman campaign with an SEC title, a historic Rose Bowl victory, and very nearly a national title. Today the powers that be in Butts-Mehre rewarded Smart in return.

The top ‘Dawg received a new contract which will pay him an average of $7 million per season through 2024, $49 million in total. The aggregate contract puts Smart in a virtual tie with Gus Malzahn for the fifth highest salary among college football coaches, behind only Urban Meyer (Ohio State), Nick Saban (Alabama), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), and Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M).