Steve Sarkisian is an innovator. Kalen DeBoer is a winner. But make no mistake about it, Kirby Smart and his Georgia Bulldogs run the SEC. FOX Sports' RJ Young explains why that is.

A game in which Mark Richt was the head coach at Georgia, the 2025 version of the Alabama vs. Georgia matchup however will be the very first in Athens of the Kirby Smart era, which began back in 2016, while also Kalen DeBoer's first-ever trip to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.

Kirby Smart is the first to tell you that Alabama “did an outstanding job of jumping all over” Georgia last season under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide defeated Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium 41-34 last year. Now, the Bulldogs host Alabama. Smart talked about that Tuesday in Atlanta during Day 2 of SEC Media Days.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/alabama as Kirby Smart Says Alabama Georgia Matchups are 'What College Football's All About'. Extreme temperatures during the summer of 1995 caught Chicago off guard.

Kirby Smart is happy to get a matchup vs. Alabama in Athens, he just wishes the Crimson Tide traveled to Georgia more often.