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

Christian Ward and Nalin Scott are both elite level 4-star rated wide receivers, but the similarities do not stop there. They're also teammates, and both are reportedly high on the University of Michigan football program.

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’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 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.

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

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 couldn’t resist taking a jab at Johnny Manziel. The Georgia coach, speaking at a Nike Coaching of the Year clinic, said the former Texas A&M was the “champion of Fireball,” a nod to the popular whiskey.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart didn’t hold back when discussing former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel while speaking at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic.

Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart sideswiped Heisman Trophy ... quarterbacks popped up on his screen – Alabama’s Bryce Young, LSU’s Joe Burrow, Texas A&M’s Manziel and ...