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Kirby Smart-Lane Kiffin matchup puts recruiting vs. transfer portal team-building models in focus

Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin (Getty) ATHENS, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks with head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels following the Bulldogs 52-17 victory at Sanford Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

ATHENS — The biggest difference between Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart as coaches has nothing to do with schemes or championship credentials.

It comes in roster building.

Smart still champions high school recruiting, while acknowledging the transfer portal can be used to plug holes.

Georgia brought in nine scholarship players via the transfer portal this offseason.

Read more at DawgNation.

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