Kirby Smart explained how Georgia will be mentally ready for TCU

The Peach Bowl was emotionally draining for both Georgia and Ohio State. There’s a key difference in the two situations, though, one team won and gets to play for a national championship while the other was eliminated. Now, head coach Kirby Smart needs to find a way to get his players ready for TCU.

During an appearance on College GameDay, Kirby Smart explained how Georgia is going to be mentally ready for TCU.

“Winning a ring. That’s the motivation,” Kirby Smart said simply.

This is definitely a quick turnaround compared to the time between the SEC Championship Game and the Peach Bowl. However, it’s not the quickest turnaround Kirby Smart has seen at Georgia in this scenario either.

“You got to get over that one quick and on to the next one. Fortunately, we have a little time in terms of we don’t have the seven day turnaround we had coming back from Pasadena back in 2017 or 2018. Whenever it was. But, it’s gonna be a quick turnaround because you’re used to having 28 days and now this thing slides to seven, eight days and it already feels like it’s upon us right now.”

Georgia and TCU will meet in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 9, 2023.

Kirby Smart says Georgia has things to clean up

After beating Ohio State, Kirby Smart clearly wasn’t entirely happy with his team’s performance, making it clear that he thinks the Bulldogs have a lot to clean up.

“Well, after watching that performance, we got a lot to clean up. We got a lot to clean up tomorrow,” Kirby Smart said.

“I’m so proud of these guys. They never say quit. They never say die. They were like a sniper tonight. They came out shooting and they never quit shooting.”