Georgia football adds former rival defensive coordinator to staff under Kirby Smart | Report

Georgia football has hired a former defensive coordinator from one of its top rivals.

Former Georgia Tech coordinator Andrew Thacker has added @GeorgiaFootball to his bio on X, formerly Twitter .

DawgsHQ’s Rusty Mansell reports Thacker has worked with the Bulldogs’ staff in an off-field capacity under Kirby Smart for a few weeks.

Smart mentioned Thacker before the Georgia Tech game in 2022m saying the Yellow Jackets defense causes “havoc. They stunt and move people. They fire people. They blitz people, and they cause turnovers. They're bought in. They play really hard. Credit to Coach Thacker and what he believes in, but they're playing really hard.”

After the first month of last season, the former Furman safety was demoted by coach Brent Key from his role as defensive coordinator, which he had held since 2019, and moved into an off-field role this offseason.

The Cartersville native spent two years at Temple with Geoff Collins, one as defensive coordinator.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia football adds former rival defensive coordinator to staff under Kirby Smart | Report