Kirby Smart could be preparing to make the most unthinkable move in college football. Samford just turned the page on its most successful era Sunday afternoon. They fired Chris Hatcher after 11 seasons as the Bulldogs’ head coach. The decision came on the heels of a brutal 38-14 home loss to East Tennessee State that dropped Samford to 1-9 overall and 1-7 in Southern Conference play. It capped off a miserable stretch, during which the program has gone 2-13 in its last 15 games, with every loss this season coming by double digits.

But Kirby Smart, with his last name, is in a position to get a brilliant weapon for Georgia’s offensive identity. Hatcher isn’t some recently fired FCS coach seeking employment. He’s a quarterback whisperer with more than 180 career wins, a Division II national

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