Georgia's Kirby Smart 'first to admit' speeding issues continue - ESPN

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday that he hasn't yet solved the speeding issue that has plagued his team but that he is «constantly looking and searching» for ways to address it.

Last week, freshman outside linebacker Samuel M'Pemba was ticketed for driving 88 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone, according to records from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. His speeding citation occurred about an hour before Bulldogs receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint made an appearance in court in Athens, Georgia, and pleaded guilty to driving 90 mph in a 45 mph zone.

M'Pemba's citation was at least the 11th traffic-related moving violation involving Georgia football players and their cars since Jan. 15, when offensive lineman Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a wreck in which police allege LeCroys's SUV was racing a car being driving by former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter. Police said LeCroy's SUV was traveling more than 100 mph when it left the road and slammed into power poles and trees.

LeCroy had a blood alcohol concentration of .197 percent at the time of the crash, police said a toxicology report showed. The legal limit in Georgia is .08.

«I'll be the first to admit we haven't solved that issue or problem,» Smart told reporters during a news conference Tuesday. «I don't honestly know that anybody has, but certainly for us, it's important to acknowledge it first. We've had a lot of intervention in terms of talking and visiting, and discipline measures have been implemented in terms of education. We'll continue to do that.»

In an interview with ESPN in March, Smart said he had enlisted the help of officers from Athens-Clarke County Police, University of Georgia