12-13-2025, 08:14 PM
After the game, a video featuring Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaking with Simpson went viral. This sparked curiosity among viewers about what Smart said to him. Radi Nabulsi from UGAsports on Rivals revealed the details of their conversation.
"When the Alabama Crimson Tide came to Athens earlier this year and stopped Georgia's 33-game home win streak, they did what teams love to do when they come to Athens and win, which is again rare," Nabulsi said. "They like to take a little piece of the hedges and there's video of Ty Simpson with the hedges in his mouth...
When they avenged that early-season loss, you saw Kirby Smart hugging Ty Simpson. Respects him and knows the kids is a really good QB. When he went into the locker room, Kirby Smart told his team, 'Hey, after the game I went up and talked ot Ty Simpson, told him he's a great player and all of that, but not to ever touch our (expletive) hedges again.'"
"When the Alabama Crimson Tide came to Athens earlier this year and stopped Georgia's 33-game home win streak, they did what teams love to do when they come to Athens and win, which is again rare," Nabulsi said. "They like to take a little piece of the hedges and there's video of Ty Simpson with the hedges in his mouth...
When they avenged that early-season loss, you saw Kirby Smart hugging Ty Simpson. Respects him and knows the kids is a really good QB. When he went into the locker room, Kirby Smart told his team, 'Hey, after the game I went up and talked ot Ty Simpson, told him he's a great player and all of that, but not to ever touch our (expletive) hedges again.'"
