Kirby Smart again highest-paid college football coach

Georgia’s Kirby Smart has received another contract extension, once again making him the highest-paid coach in college football.

Smart’s new deal runs through the 2033 season and ups his salary to $13 million per year, according to multiple reports. He surpasses Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($11 million) in the college football salary arms race.

The 48-year-old Smart is 94-16 in eight seasons at his alma mater, with national championships after the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Bulldogs went 13-1 last year, losing to Alabama in the SEC championship game before routing Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl.

Prior to taking over at Georgia in 2016, Smart was defensive coordinator at Alabama from 2008-15. He helped Nick Saban and Alabama to four national championships.

Georgia opens the 2024 season on Aug. 31 vs. Clemson in Atlanta.