Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart screams during the first half against the Florida Gators at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville. Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kirby Smart zings ex-Florida coach Dan Mullen after win over Gators

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 10/29/23

Kirby Smart zinged his former rival, Dan Mullen, after Saturday’s win over Florida.

Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs beat the Florida Gators, 43-20, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday. Georgia dominated the game and led 36-7 after three quarters and 43-13 in the fourth before allowing a late Gators TD to make the final score slightly more respectable.

The win was Georgia’s third straight over Florida and sixth in the last seven years. Despite Georgia winning consecutive national championships and being undefeated this season, former Florida coach Mullen still picked the Gators to beat the Bulldogs.

Smart made note of that while speaking with the media after the game. He also zinged Mullen, saying the former Gators coach “didn’t like to recruit though, so that’s where it gets him.”

Dan Mullen picked Florida to beat Georgia.

Kirby Smart took a moment to mention it in an answer & remind everyone that Mullen didn’t like to recruit.

The Georgia-Florida rivalry runs deep. pic.twitter.com/LEp2RYR63i

— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) October 29, 2023

Smart’s point is that not liking to recruit has resulted in Mullen now being a TV analyst for ESPN.

Smart is 6-2 in his career against Florida. Mullen was Florida’s coach from 2018-21. He went 1-3 against the Bulldogs. He probably never thought that just picking his former school to win would result in him getting zinged by Smart after the game.

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

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