Georgia's Kirby Smart Apologizes for Calling Jake Pope an 'Idiot' After Viral Video

Georgia caput coach Kirby Smart admitted his harsh comments towards 1 of his players aft Saturday's nonaccomplishment to Ole Miss went excessively far.

After the Rebels upset the Bulldogs complete the weekend, a video surfaced of 1 of Smart's players appearing to observe pinch a group of Ole Miss fans.

During Monday's property conference, Smart called Jake Pope, the subordinate seen successful the video, "an idiot" and said it was "just stupid."

Per ESPN, Smart believes he crossed the statement pinch his words toward Pope.

"I'll opportunity I should not person called the kid an idiot and that was a correction by me, but I admit Jake," Smart said. "He's a awesome kid. He useful really hard. He's a squad player. I deliberation he knows it was an affectional mistake, and he told the squad that. So, I admit the measurement he handled it."

After Pope's video pinch the Ole Miss fans went viral, he issued an apology to fans and explained that the group seen successful the video were his family friends, whom he ran into unexpectedly.

Without context, it's understandable that Smart was upset to spot really his subordinate acted aft the upset loss. Smart's comments connected Wednesday look to bespeak he has nary difficult feelings towards Pope and the 2 are apt fresh to move connected to this week's matchup against Tennessee.

After the nonaccomplishment to the Rebels, the No. 12 Bulldogs can't spend different nonaccomplishment if they want to support their College Football Playoff hopes alive. They'll get different reliable matchup this play arsenic the No. 7 Vols travel to town, and Georgia will apt beryllium fired up fixed the measurement its past crippled ended.