Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart talked about the decision to decline a White House invitation and made clear there were no political motives behind it.
Georgia will forgo the White House visit to celebrate theirSmart told the Athens Banner-Herald thatGeorgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart during the G-Day Red and Black Spring Game on April 15, 2023, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
"We didn’t have a date set, and we’ve got 700 kids at a football camp at our place June 6, 7, 8," he said."It’s the number one time for recruiting for football coaches. You’ve got 600 to 700 kids coming to your campus, you can’t leave to go to the White House and have no one on your campus. So the time just didn’t work out. There was nothing political about it. I’ve been before. It’s very educational. It’s a great experience.
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