ATHENS — Bob Stoops could be seen at Georgia’s football practice at Monday. Not seen: Reggie Carter, and the pecking order at quarterback.

Stoops, who stepped down as Oklahoma’s coach over the summer, was watching in a tie and sunglasses. He spoke at the Atlanta Touchdown Club earlier in the day, and he and Georgia coach Kirby Smart know each other through coaching circles.

There are parallels between the two: Stoops was an SEC defensive coordinator without head coaching experience when Oklahoma hired him as its coach. Stoops won a national championship in his second season.

So what did Stoops see at Georgia’s practice?