Kirby Smart says Dawgs don't have a chip on their shoulder; should they?

Georgia HC Kirby Smart and QB Carson Beck
Georgia HC Kirby Smart and QB Carson Beck Photo credit © Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Georgia Bulldogs fell short of their ultimate goal last season, losing to Alabama in the SEC Title Game, not even making the College Football Playoff, and being denied an opportunity to three-peat as National Champions, and despite the let-down a season ago, Dawgs Head coach Kirby Smart doesn't feel the team has a chip on their shoulder.

Georgia has been the favorites to win the National Title the past few seasons, and are certainly amongst the favorite to enter the 2024 season as well, but they are coming off a season that didn't end the way they wanted it to. Kirby Smart is no stranger to motivational tactics, but he made it clear in his SEC Media Days Press Conference that this years squad is not approaching the season with any additional pressure to get the job done.

While Georgia returns a QB that is expected to compete for the Heisman in Carson Beck and a number of defensive studs, they do have to replace two of their top offensive weapons in TE Brock Bowers and WR Ladd McConkey.

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