Georgia coach Kirby Smart dismissed a spat between two of his defenders as a little bit of love between brothers.
Bulldog defenders Brenton Cox and D’Andre Walker were spotted getting into it on the field during the team’s 49-7 win over Middle Tennessee, and the altercation briefly turned physical before the pair were separated by teammates.
Kirby Smart said this dust-up between #UGA defenders Brenton Cox and D'Andre Walker was about "Love." The tough kind, apparently. #Dawgs pic.twitter.com/2yurq1uAUZ
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) September 16, 2018
At least publicly, the dust-up was nothing to coach Kirby Smart, who attributed it to, well, “love.”
Kirby Smart was asked about D'Andre Walker and Brenton Cox getting into a "spat" in second quarter. What was that about? "Love. … Sometimes when you care about somebody so much and you want them to do something right, you encourage them to do right." Was handled internally.
— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) September 15, 2018
Hey, it happens in every sport. Sometimes it just happens in private, but things look like they calmed down pretty quickly and everyone will move forward now.
