ATHENS — Kirby Smart calls this the “identity phase,” his favorite time of year with the Georgia football program as he instructs and identifies the “Top Dawgs.”

Already, this reigning CFP championship program has completed 20 percent of spring drills, with three of the designated 15 workouts behind them leading up to the annual G-Day Game on April 16 (TV: 1 p.m., ESPN2).

Talking to Smart and the players, it’s clear the staff and players recognize this offseason will be about scaling the mountain, more so than staying on top of it.

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