Now, it’s time to focus on the 2016 football season — a season in which many expect Eason to be the starting quarterback. But new Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Wednesday that the pressure is on him, not Eason.
“The pressure’s on me,” Smart said Wednesday at his National Signing Day news conference. “I’m the first-year head coach. The pressure is on me and Coach (Jim) Chaney to protect him. There’s no pressure on him, no expectations on him. He’s a kid coming out of high school for mid-year (enrollment). He’s going to have 15 practices (in the spring), he’s going to have 27, 28 practices in the fall to get him ready and prepare him.