Wake-up call: Kirby Smart says Georgia football faces mental challenge at Vanderbilt

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart has told his Bulldogs to prepare for a mental challenge against Vanderbilt, but it has nothing to do with the perception of the Commodores’ academic image

“We have to be ready to go early, (and) the big thing is who handles the mental edge of kicking off early,” Smart said about the noon kickoff time while appearing on his Bulldogs Live coach’s show with Scott Howard Thursday night.

“We’d like to think we’re prepared for that, but you don’t know until you go up there and do it.”

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