Smart, UGA add Coley, Crawford to coaching personnel

Feb 26, 2024, 09:24 PM ET

ATHENS, Ga.– Georgia coach Kirby Smart revealed the hiring of James Coley as pass receivers coach and Josh Crawford as running backs coach and run game organizer Monday.Coley replaces Bryan McClendon, now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach. Crawford replaces recently named Georgia State coach Dell McGee.Coley is making his second profession relocation in 2 months after he was named South Carolina’s wide receivers coach Jan. 12. Coley previously coached Georgia’s pass receivers in 2016-17 and worked

with quarterbacks in 2018-19 while likewise functioning as offending organizer in his last year with the Bulldogs. He worked on Texas A&M’s staff from 2020 to 2023, coaching pass receivers and tight ends.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Smart stated Coley is “a remarkable instructor and leader of boys.”” His previous experience on our staff will make this a smooth shift, “Smart said.Crawford was Georgia Tech’s pass receivers coach in 2023. He

made his master’s degree from Georgia in 2012 after playing as a running back at Morehouse College in Atlanta.The Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s most current Way-Too-Early Leading 25 rankings. Georgia’s spring game will be held April 13 in Sanford Stadium.The Associated Press added to this report.