Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Kirby Smart has been the defensive coordinator at Alabama the past seven seasons. Smart has been one of the biggest reasons the Crimson Tide have had such a consistent amount of success and a run that includes three national championship. Smart is also one of the best recruiters across the Nation with him consistently bringing in 5 star players and developing them into NFL stars.
Smart has been assistant coach of the year twice and has shown he knows how to coach an elite defense. He earns $1.3 million a year which is far less to Steve Spurrier’s $4 Million he made a year at South Carolina. Smart has let it be known that he wants to be a head coach somewhere and with that much of a pay increase along with staying in the SEC you have to think the possibility of Smart landing in South Carolina is really good.
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