Georgia’s Kirby Smart shoves MSU player during game: Video

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart appeared to shove Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren late in Saturday’s game, according to courtside footage of the incident.

The interaction occurred when Smart ran toward an officer to complain about a call, pushing Van Buren out of the way.

No penalty was assessed against Smart for the attack.

While the push may have seemed accidental, it’s still not the best look for a head coach to ever touch an opposing player during a game.

Georgia, ranked No. 5 in this week’s AP poll, built a 34-10 lead over Mississippi State when quarterback Carson Beck threw a 42-yard touchdown to Arian Smith to cap a 75-yard drive.

Beck completed 36 of 48 passes for 459 yards and threw three touchdowns to go and two interceptions. as the UGA offense totaled 605 yards in the game.

But Georgia’s defense allowed 21 points and 385 total yards in the second half before ultimately pulling out a 41-31 win to make it 5-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC play.

Van Buren finished 20 of 37 games with 306 passing yards and 3 touchdowns for Mississippi State, which falls to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in SEC games in the loss.

Georgia takes on current No. 1 Texas next week.

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