A night of celebration turned into a roast at the Steve Spurrier Awards dinner on Monday night.
Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Miami’s Mario Cristobal exchanged friendly jabs in the name of The Old Ball Coach.
Kirby Smart took some friendly shots at Mario Cristobal for NIL, saying he wasn’t sure Mario should be sitting near UGA cornerback Ellis Robinson… but Cristobal has jokes too👀 https://t.co/d2J1BQN19y pic.twitter.com/Sqb6ockg5V
— Jack Leo (@theleoreport) February 24, 2026
NEW: Mario Cristobal had JOKES for Kirby Smart tonight💀
“…to watch what a player like Carson Beck can do with great coaching.”
“If it wasn’t for all his years of pre-NIL, we wouldn’t have NIL right now.”
(via @theleoreport)pic.twitter.com/UmoZxLRULv
— On3 (@On3) February 24, 2026
In a quiet stretch of college football news, fans ate up this drama, clamoring for a future matchup between the programs.
Fried that bum #tears https://t.co/7fMWgU8L7E pic.twitter.com/386iZL6o3m
— CanesMuse (@canes_muse) February 24, 2026
Need Georgia and Miami in the CFP like I need air. https://t.co/MqFRGkFCd8
— Gaby Urrutia (@GabyUrrutia247) February 24, 2026
Put miami on the schedule next year or this year immediately https://t.co/IG8SIyUW3Z
— Trey (@Trey2Triggerr) February 24, 2026
Did not expect to open this app to see Mario Cristobal body-bagging Kirby Smart tonight pic.twitter.com/CtZZxsE2w0
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) February 24, 2026
The most likely scenario for a Miami-Georgia game in the coming years will be in the college football playoffs, where both teams expect to contend for a national title.
We already have our popcorn ready.
