Kirby was actually named after John Joseph Kirby Jr., an American lawyer who successfully defended Nintendo against Universal Studios over the copyright of the 1981 video game Donkey Kong.

Nick Saban, of Alabama, left, and Kirby Smart, right, of Georgia pose together before the College Football Awards show at the College Football Hall of Fame, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Atlanta.

So although Kirby, Beckham's spirit animal, put him in the end zone twice with a career-high 222 yards, this likely will be a one-time act unless Beckham thinks she's worth the pretty penny of a fine.

Georgia running back James Cook (4) runs the ball past Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. during the first half of the SEC championship game on Dec. 4 in Atlanta. Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner ...

Nick Saban, Kirby Smart making playoff cases shows conference title games will never be this important again ... The game had ended in the most brutal of ways, but the pursuit was not over.

The only ones to have beat him are now ex-Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian this year, and, of course, Kirby Smart in the 2022 CFP title game. Kirby Smart's record vs ...

Kirby grew up spending New Year’s Day watching bowl games for hours uninterrupted, the family always rooting for the SEC teams. Now he’s coaching in an All-SEC national title game, and his ...

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban get together before the SEC Championship football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Saturday ...

The Philadelphia Eagles are banking on Nolan Smith Jr. 's big-game experience to clinch victory in Super Bowl LIX against the ...

SEC Championship Game roundtable: Kirby Smart vs. Nick Saban with Playoff berth at stake By Seth Emerson and Kennington Smith III Dec. 1, 2023 Updated Jan. 10, 2024 ...

Kirby's Dream Buffet, which launched for the Nintendo Switch on Aug. 17, plops Kirby into a food-themed party game, and the result is delectable – if a little insubstantial.

ATLANTA — Over the course of his legendary 17-year coaching career at the University of Alabama, Nick Saban has mentored and bred some of the finest coaches in the game of college football today ...