The buzz around Andrew Smart is already building, and Kirby Smart is going to have a front-row seat for every bit of it.
Georgia fans have watched Andrew grow up around the program, spending plenty of time near his father as Kirby Smart turned Georgia into the powerhouse it is today. Now Andrew is getting older, and football has clearly grabbed him too. The difference is that he’s lined up at quarterback, and from the looks of it, he can really spin it.
Andrew is in the 2030 class, so nobody is pretending to know exactly what he’ll become yet. Still, the video he posted on July 13, 2026 showed a young player with real arm strength and enough ability to make you think college football is at least in his future.
The bigger question is where that future might lead. Andrew is about to start his freshman year of high school, which means he may not even reach varsity action right away. But if he keeps throwing the ball the way he did in that clip, there’s at least a path toward meaningful playing time down the road.
That naturally opens the door to the biggest what-if of all: could Andrew Smart one day play quarterback at Georgia?
Only the top quarterbacks get that chance, and it’s far too early to say whether Andrew belongs in that conversation. He may also decide to chart his own course somewhere else in college, especially if he wants to build a name outside of his father’s shadow. Even so, based on where he is now, it doesn’t sound outrageous to think he could develop into a player good enough for Georgia.
If that day ever comes, Kirby Smart would have a decision to make. Would he recruit his own son?
If Andrew is good enough, the answer would seem obvious from a football standpoint. And in one sense, Kirby wouldn’t even need to do much recruiting.
Andrew already knows the program, knows the buildings, and understands the culture better than most prospects ever could. The pitch would be simple: come play for me.
The real uncertainty is whether Andrew would want that. He clearly loves Georgia, but there’s also a version of this story where he chooses to make his own mark somewhere else and avoid being defined by his dad’s program. Georgia fans might not love that outcome, but it would be hard to fault him for wanting his own path.
For now, Georgia still hasn’t offered Andrew a scholarship. Georgia Tech, though, has.
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