ATHENS, Ga. -- Kirby Smart met with reporters for the first time since Georgia's 37-10 loss to No. 1 LSU in the SEC Championship game and he did so with designs on discussing his team's upcoming matchup with No. 7 Baylor in the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the first day of the Early Signing Period.

Instead, after a robust opening statement, he was quickly asked about potential changes to his offensive coaching staff and his reported pursuit of former UGA quarterback and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

His response fell well short of shutting down any speculation that his offensive staff might look a little different in 2020.

"As far as any other changes or anything like that, that's decided after the bowl game, after we look back at the whole year," Smart said. "We're working really hard right now on Baylor, on giving our opportunity to play, and that's where our focus is."

There's really no other way to slice it -- Georgia struggled mightily on offense for the final eight games of the 2019 season. There was just one game where it was able to score more than 27 points and that was in a 52-7 win at Georgia Tech. Even one of the touchdowns scored in that game was on special teams.

The low point was the Bulldogs 10-point outing against LSU in the SEC Championship game and it was one of three outings where Georgia failed to score at least 20 points. UGA ranks No. 60 in the nation in total offense, largely in part to four games of fewer than 300 total yards. The Bulldogs reached 400 total yards just twice in those final eight games and one of those was in a 20-17 loss to South Carolina.

When it comes to the on-field performance, a lot went wrong. Jake Fromm was just off in most of those games but made enough plays and took care of the ball well enough to allow UGA to win six straight games to end the regular season. Still, he has completed less than 50 percent of his passes in five straight games. The run game struggled to get going in most of those contests. The red zone offense was inconsistent at best and there were dropped passes, blown blocking assignments in the ground game, and the unit just never seemed to click at any point.

There's plenty of blame to go around but of those who are taking it on the chin, only one group, the coaches, actually get financial compensation. That's why it was believable when Andy Staples of The Athletic reported that Smart and UGA had pursued Bobo when he was fired from his head coaching post at Colorado State.

Smart, however, denies that report.

"I talk to Mike often and a lot because we're really good friends but as far as conversation about coming to coach at the University of Georgia, no," Smart said. "He and I conversed about what he was going to do when he was let go but that was during the week of the LSU game."