Ryan Grubb is assimilating so well at Alabama, he's drawing comparisons to Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart when he was under Nick Saban.

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Talking trash on Johnny Manziel in 2025 is a strange stance. However, count Kirby Smart as one of those haters.

NEW: Kirby Smart jabbed Johnny Manziel while speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic💀 “He ain’t no champion. Champion of what? Champion of fireball!” (via @JamesALight) https://t.co/GtvRhWtkI9 pic.twitter.com/lp2WC5258c

Georgia coach Kirby Smart had some fun at the expense of former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel during a coaching clinic appearance over the weekend, joking that the former Heisman Trophy winner was a "Champion of Fireball."

Kirby Smart couldn’t resist taking a jab at Johnny Manziel. The Georgia coach, speaking at a Nike Coaching of the Year clinic, said the former Texas A&M was the “champion of Fireball,” a nod to the popular whiskey.

Kirby Smart certainly hasn’t forgotten about Johnny Manziel’s off-field antics. When speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic over the weekend, the Georgia Bulldogs coach savagely jabbed the former Texas A&M quarterback, who infamously flamed out of the NFL after two turbulent seasons.

Kirby Smart could not miss out an opportunity to take a jab at Johny Manziel while reflecting back on the best quarterbacks he faced at Alabama and Georgia. Smart spoke recently at the Nike Coach ...

Kirby Smart included an image of Johnny Manziel during a coaching clinic presentation, but the head coach had to set the record straight.

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That's Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. Ryan Grubb will be tasked with reviving an Alabama offense that transitions to quarterback Ty Simpson. Kalen DeBoer and Ryan Grubb go way, way back, and working ...