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Head Football Coach Kirby Smart One of Eight Finalists for Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award

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Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart has been named one of eight finalists for the 2017 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, according to an announcement from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

 

 Smart joins UAB’s Bill Clark, UCF’s Scott Frost, Florida Atlantic’s Lane Kiffin, Army’s Jeff Monken, Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford as finalists for the honor.  

 

Georgia’s second-year head coach has already been named the Associated Press Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. 

 

The winner of the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 14.  The official presentation reception will be on Jan. 6, 2018, in Atlanta where the winning coach will be handed the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year bust. 

 

Smart led the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and their first SEC title since 2005. The third-seeded Bulldogs travel to Pasadena, Calif., to face second-seeded Oklahoma (12-1) in the CFP’s semifinal round in the Rose Bowl on Monday, January 1.  Kickoff is at 5:10 p.m. ET.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!