'Complacency' concerns Georgia's Kirby Smart, not three-peat - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart took center stage at SEC media days on Tuesday and asked the question that's been hanging over the Bulldogs' offseason: «How do you top an undefeated season?»

«The threat for us,» he said, «is complacency.»

Smart's Bulldogs have won back-to-back national championships and are the betting favorites to win again, according to Caesars Sportsbook.

Minnesota was the last and only college football team to win three titles in a row, from 1934-36. But Smart said the focus isn't on making history. Rather, the emphasis is, «What are you going to do next?»

«I don't care about the three-peat, the two-peat or the one-peat,» Smart said. «I care about complacency.»

That means maintaining focus. But that's been difficult to do during what has been a tumultuous offseason in Athens.

On Jan. 15 — the night of the championship celebration — Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car wreck in which police alleged that former defensive lineman Jalen Carter was racing them. LeCroy's SUV, traveling more than 100 mph, left the road and slammed into power poles and trees.

«We love them and we miss them,» Smart said of Willock and LeCroy. "… [That was] one of the toughest things I've ever been through as a coach was to experience that."

Since that night, at least 11 Georgia football players have been charged with moving violations, the most recent incident coming this month when freshman outside linebacker Samuel M'Pemba was ticketed for driving 88 mph in a 55 mph zone. His speeding citation occurred about an hour before receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint appeared in court and pleaded guilty to driving 90 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Smart said he was