NEW: Kirby Smart jabbed Johnny Manziel while speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic💀 “He ain’t no champion. Champion of what? Champion of fireball!” (via @JamesALight) https://t.co/GtvRhWtkI9 pic.twitter.com/lp2WC5258c

Talking trash on Johnny Manziel in 2025 is a strange stance. However, count Kirby Smart as one of those haters.

Georgia’s two-time national championship head coach, Kirby Smart, certainly knows what it takes to be a champion. However, given his remarks about former Heisman winner Johnny Manziel, he also appears well aware of who isn’t.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart had some fun at the expense of former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel during a coaching clinic appearance over the weekend, joking that the former Heisman Trophy winner was a "Champion of Fireball."

Kirby Smart certainly hasn’t forgotten about Johnny Manziel’s off-field antics. When speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic over the weekend, the Georgia Bulldogs coach savagely jabbed the former Texas A&M quarterback, who infamously flamed out of the NFL after two turbulent seasons.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart called former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback a "champion of fireball" during a Nike Coach of the Year Clinic.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart took a pretty savage shot at Johnny Manziel while speaking at a recent coaching clinic. Smart was making a presentation at the

While speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart took a jab at former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel for his reputation as a partier while in college.

Kirby Smart couldn’t resist taking a jab at Johnny ... Alabama’s Bryce Young, Auburn’s Cam Newton, LSU’s Joe Burrow and Manziel. “What do these guys have in common?

Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart appeared to take a shot at former star quarterback Johnny Manziel during a coaching clinic.

"They're definitely quarterbacks, that's the most elementary thing... He ain't no champion," Smart said. "Champion of what? Champion of fireball!"

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart poked fun at Heisman Trophy quarterback ... Bryce Young (Alabama), Joe Burrow (LSU) and Cam Newton (Auburn), when asking what the players have in common.