ATHENS, Ga. – The 1994 Georgia Bulldogs finished 6-4-1 and missed out on a bowl game in Ray Goff’s sixth of seven seasons as coach.
Yet three future Bowl Subdivision head coaches were being formed on the field and in the meeting rooms.
Georgia’s 1994 roster contained senior safety Will Muschamp, freshman safety Kirby Smart, who redshirted that season, and redshirt freshman quarterback Mike Bobo, who replaced an injured Eric Zeier and led the Bulldogs to a 43-10 demolishing of Georgia Tech. Muschamp, Smart and Bobo are a combined 20-5 at their respective programs entering this weekend’s games.
Two of the coaches will have their teams square off Saturday afternoon, when Smart’s 8-0 Georgia Bulldogs host Muschamp’s 6-2 South Carolina Gamecocks.
“I take pride in the fact that we all kind of grew up educators’ kids and coaches’ kids,” Smart said. “We grew up around the game. It’s what we’ve been around all of our lives, so I respect both of those guys, and I think they do a great job.”