Former Georgia football players speak about the state of the program after arrest

You probably saw for yourself how people reacted when news broke earlier this week about Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young’s arrest. In case you didn’t, people were not happy.

The situation on its own is bad enough, but when you couple it with all the other recent incidents in the program it really makes you wonder what is going on. Kirby Smart is as good of a coach as you will find in college football, but at some point we need to question the overall job he’s doing.

That’s the exact feeling I’ve seen a lot of people share online from fans of Georgia as well as other fanbases.

Now there are even former players speaking up about the program, which in my mind is no greater indication that this is a serious topic.

Champ Bailey, Aaron Murray, and Brandon Boykin all spoke out about whats been going on in the Georgia football program. And I don't know about you, but when current or former players speak up I’ll always listen more closely.

However, these three, for the most part, came to the defense of Smart and the Georgia program. Their point of view is that as individuals, these players, including Young, need to be held accountable on their own. At the end of the day they are adults, so they feel they should know right from wrong. These three also feel these players’ actions really don’t represent the program as much as others suggest.

These points are valid and I can't argue against them, but I don't think it tells the full story.

As an example, what happens when a program has a very high team GPA? Or a high graduation percentage? The program and head coach get a lot of praise. So shouldn’t the same happen in reverse when things aren’t going well in the program?

I’m not suggesting Smart or the program should be punished, but I think at this point it’s more than alright to start asking questions. As these three former players said, a majority of the blame should fall on the individuals at fault. But when issues continue to happen over and over it’s time to look inward to figure out how the coaching staff, program, and athletic department can do better.