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Kirby Smart pulling double duty with Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide
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Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference where he was introduced as Georgia's new head coach Dec. 7 in Athens. - photo by John Bazemore | Associated Press
New University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, who is remaining with Alabama as defensive coordinator through the playoffs, and Brigham Young's Bronco Mendenhall, who also accepted a head coaching position at another program, are both currently pulling double duty. The feat is tricky, especially for the hiring programs that need all hands on deck as they transition to a new coaching staff. But Mendenhall and Smart were firm with the decision to delay their moves to Virginia and Georgia, respectively, until after their current teams wrap up their postseasons.
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