Georgia football players continue to make off-field news for the wrong reasons.

The Bulldogs have had more than two dozen citations for speeding, reckless driving or street racing in the last 18 months, with little changing since offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy were killed in a January 2023 crash in Athens. Five Georgia players — including Florida transfer running back Trevor Etienne and starting linebacker Smael Mondon — have been charged in driving-related offenses in just the last three months.

The rash of driving-related arrests and citations forced Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart to address the issue at SEC Media Days for the second straight year. After saying last year in Nashville he wanted to “eradicate” unsafe driving within his program, Smart said Tuesday in Dallas that the persistence of the problem is “very disappointing.”

“The incidents that we’ve had off the field are not something that that we condone,” Smart said Tuesday, via OnlineAthens.com. “It’s very unfortunate, disappointing I guess is the best word. I always talk about process and outcomes. I talked about that with wins and losses that we try not to base things on the outcomes with wins and losses. In this situation, the outcomes are very disappointing.”

Though many of those Georgia players charged with unsafe driving faced internal discipline that was never made public, a few have been suspended and/or dismissed. Smart noted Tuesday that starting receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint — who now plays for the NFL’s Washington Commanders — sat out a game last year for a traffic offense, and that more similar punishments would follow.

Backup safety David Daniel-Sisavanh — who played in 10 games and started one for the Bulldogs in 2023 — was dismissed this week for “violation of team rules.” Though no specific reason was given for his departure, Daniel-Sisavanh was charged with reckless driving for a Feb. 24 incident in which he led Atlanta police on a high-speed pursuit.

“We’ll have suspensions coming out of some of these,” Smart said. “I think everybody wants to know, what game and are they suspended? That’s probably an important things in terms of the discipline, the culture that they get to experience. We’ve done more. As far as I know, there’s not one (other) team in the country that’s ever suspended a player for traffic violations. That’s what Marcus Rosemy got suspended for (last year).

“Our process and the things we put in place, I feel very strongly about. We do as much or more education as anybody in the country.”

Smart also noted that Georgia has begun issuing fines through its Classic City NIL Collective for players who run afoul of the program’s disciplinary standards. The Bulldogs are believed the be the first college football program to do so.

“I do think the effective way in curtailing some things is when you go to their wallet,” Smart said, via DawgNation. “You fine them because these fines have been substantial, and it’ll make you think twice about the mistakes you make.”

Georgia players obviously are aware of their reputation for recklessness when they get behind the wheel. Quarterback Carson Beck, who owns a Lamborghini, said he has been able to resist driving in a way that would raise the ire of law enforcement.

“Let’s clarify — I don’t like fast cars, I like cars,” Beck said Tuesday. “Obviously, my car is fast, 100 percent, but I don’t drive like an idiot.”