As great as Georgia’s football program has been on the field under Kirby Smart, things have almost been equally as bad off of it when it comes to his players and their reckless behavior behind the wheel.
Bulldogs players have been the subject of multiple DUIs and vehicle-related arrests in recent years — and some situations have unfortunately been deadly.
On a recent episode of “See Ball Get Ball,” former Georgia star and CFB analyst David Pollack addressed his alma mater’s string of unlawful driving and admitted he doesn’t know how to fix it. But says that NIL is partly to blame for the situation UGA finds itself in.
“There is no solution,” Pollack claimed. “… From what I understand, I’ve heard a bunch of good stories now about how they’ll basically time themselves going around the loop [surrounding Athens], which is extremely dangerous. Not good. Not smart. But, you know, back in the day, we didn’t have these cars because we didn’t have this money. So, mo money mo problems, right?”
“They haven’t had a lot of off-the-field stuff besides the driving,” the ex-All-American continued. “And I can tell you this from talking to people at the school, plenty of speakers that have come in with lost loved ones. Plenty of cops that have come in. Plenty of people that have told stories… It’s not sinking in. I don’t understand it, but I do understand it because I understand being young, dumb, and invincible. I remember feeling untouchable.”
“But I just don’t think there’s anything you can do,” Pollack concluded. “Fine. Kick them off the team. Suspend them indefinitely. That’s the kind of stuff you can do. Listen, that takes a paycheck away, probably. Take some of that money away and that’s probably a start. But, otherwise, I promise you Kirby probably would have figured it out.”
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UGA has recently had to deal with the arrests of wide receiver Nitro Tuggle and offensive lineman Marques Easley who have since been suspended indefinitely by the university.
Hopefully the Dawgs can find a way to get this can get cleaned up before more tragedy strikes like the accident that took the lives of Devon Willock and Chandler LeCroy in 2023.
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