There’s been no time for Kirby Smart to kick back and relax after his Georgia Bulldogs won the College Football Playoff national championship in January.
In addition to constant recruiting, Smart was tasked with hiring four new on-field assistant coaches to fill openings these past two months.
Smart’s hires include:
WR coach Bryan McClendon — replaces Cortez Hankton, who left for LSU
OL coach Stacy Searels — replaces Matt Luke, who retired after the season
DB coach Fran Brown —replaces Jahmile Addae, who went to Miami
OLB coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe —replaces Dan Lanning, who went on to become head coach at Oregon
Both McClendon and Searels are very familiar hires, as both coached at UGA under Mark Richt and have pre-existing relationships with Smart.
Smart mentioned that he sought advice from some of his seasoned assistants, and named Glenn Schumann, Tray Scott and Dell McGee as coaches who he discussed the hirings with throughout the process.
“We went through an interview…