The Georgia Bulldogs are experiencing some issues right now that a lot of college football programs wouldn’t mind having.
Georgia recently began on-campus workouts for its New Year’s Day date against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl without outside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer, who was helping new Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt recruit in Knoxville. Pruitt is working two roles and is now back at Alabama working as its defensive coordinator, and Sherrer is performing a juggling act as well.
Sherrer is expected to be named Tennessee’s defensive coordinator, but that announcement has not been made official.
“When he got the opportunity he got, which I’m really proud of, the first thing he said was that he wanted to finish this out right, and we want him to,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Monday in a news conference. “He’s done a tremendous job with our outside linebacker group. He always has. It’s important for us to be at our best in this college football playoff, and he’s been here and helped these guys develop.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Kevin, and I’m excited for his opportunity. He was with Tennessee on their official visit weekend, so he wasn’t here for a couple of practices, but he’s here today, and he’ll be here the rest of the way through the bowl prep.”