4. History is not on Smart’s side
Since arriving at Georgia, Smart has not had much success vs. SEC West programs on the road.
In 2016, Smart’s first year at Georgia, his Bulldogs got pummeled by Ole Miss in Oxford.
The next year, 2017, Smart and Georgia got pummeled by Auburn on the road.
Then last year, Smart’s team got pummeled again in Baton Rouge, losing to LSU 36-16.
So, Smart is 0-3 on the road vs schools from the other division since becoming head coach at Georgia. And the scary part is, he’s lost by a combined score of 121-47.
In 2017, Georgia lost to Auburn 40-17 and then turned around and beat the Tigers a few weeks later in Atlanta. This season, Auburn’s not making it to the SEC Championship, so Smart will get one shot at taking Malzahn down.