Kirby Good explains why Georgia is skipping White Home go to: ‘Nothing political’

Kirby Good has revealed why the Georgia soccer staff isn’t going to the White Home.

A day after it was introduced that the Bulldogs declined Joe Biden’s invitation to the White House after their second straight nationwide championship, this system’s head coach insisted their causes for not attending weren’t political.

“Robust deal timeline-wise, it didn’t work,” Good mentioned Wednesday on the Areas Superstar Professional-Am golf match in Alabama, per TMZ.

“Primary time for recruiting for soccer coaches. If you’ve obtained 600, 700 children coming to your campus, you’ll be able to’t take 200 folks to the White Home and have nobody on campus.

“The time simply didn’t work out. Nothing political about it, however I’ve been earlier than. It’s very academic. It’s an excellent expertise.”

Georgia is internet hosting a soccer camp on campus from June 6-8, a number of days earlier than the proposed June 12 go to to Washington to satisfy with President Joe Biden and First Woman Jill Biden.

The nationwide championship sport happened in January, and the White Home usually invitations successful groups to go to a lot nearer to the sport itself.

For comparability, Angel Reese and LSU’s ladies’s basketball staff will be visiting on May 26, although their nationwide championship got here a full three months later.

The Bulldogs’ invite as a substitute was half of a bigger “Faculty Athlete Day” on the White Home.

Georgia additionally had launched a press release earlier this week, conveying an analogous sentiment.

“Sadly, the date prompt isn’t possible given the student-athlete calendar and time of 12 months,” the assertion learn. “Nevertheless, we’re appreciative of the invitation and look ahead to different alternatives for Georgia groups shifting ahead.”

The Bulldogs didn’t go to the White Home in 2022, both, after they received the nationwide championship following the 2021 season.