Georgia's Kirby Smart Tees Off On Agents Shopping Players Before Transfer Portal Opens, Tampering Issues

Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart is clearly not a fan of how the transfer portal is being used by agents of players currently participating in practices across the country. Then, you add in the upcoming House settlement that will limit roster sizes, and the Bulldogs coach was animated, to say the least. 

The upcoming House settlement that will see college athletes being paid by the schools they attend, along with cutting roster sizes, has led to a myriad of questions by the coaches involved in the process. A lot of this has been frustration, with programs battling each other for players, thinking there will be a cap as to how much money schools will allocate to each sports program on their campuses. 

Right now, there are schools across the country trying to lock-in deals with players before April 7, which is when the settlement could be approved by a judge. Now, it should be noted that both sides are going to present their final arguments, and the judge overseeing the case could take a few days, or a few weeks, to decide on the final judgment. 

Kirby Smart sounds off on current transfer portal and NIL nonsense surrounding House Settlement (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

There isn’t much doubt around the country that there will be an agreement reached, which would allow schools to spend upwards of $22 million, which will go to the players. The problem right now is that while football programs will get a majority of that money ($15-$17 million per year), athletic administrators are having to decide how to split the rest of the potential pot with other sports. 

For Kirby Smart, he did not hold back on Tuesday when discussing the ongoing conversations that surround the upcoming changes. But he did warn folks that