Georgia's Kirby Smart Turns Heads With Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dave Holcomb | Last updated Mar 13, 2025 2:56 PM ET

Even in the offseason, there aren't many breaks for college football head coaches. But Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart appears to have found enough time in his busy schedule for a photoshoot.

The Athletic's Chris Vannini reported Thursday there was a leak from an EA Sports College Football 26 cover shoot. Several notable college football figures were included in the cover shoot, including Smart and top wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams.

"A photo of a potential cover of the Deluxe Edition leaked on Wednesday, with Instagram user TubbyCFB obtaining images of a cover and a photoshoot from the Rose Bowl Stadium," Vannini wrote. "The Athletic confirmed with multiple people briefed on the situation that the photo was real and the photoshoot took place on Wednesday."

The leaked photo won't necessarily be the final cover photo. It's also likely that the video game will have multiple covers.

EA Sports released CFB25 with multiple covers last year. Other sports video games also typically have more than one cover photo.

SOURCES: The EA Sports College Football 26 cover shoot leak is real and took place today, @TheAthletic has learned.

Faces include Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams, Kirby Smart, Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush, Bryce Underwood and a whole lot more.

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— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) March 13, 2025

The leaked cover photo included current coaches and players, along with former players. Besides Smart, Ohio State Buckeyes' Ryan Day, Penn State Nittany Lions' James Franklin, Arizona State Sun Devils' Kenny Dillingham and Ole Miss Rebels' Lane Kiffin were in the photo.

Mascots from Georgia, the Clemson Tigers, Oregon Ducks and Tennessee Volunteers were also represented.

Vannini added CFB25 was the highest-selling sports video game in terms of dollars earned all time. So, there's likely to be a lot of anticipation for CFB26, which is set for release this summer.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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