The day after a deadly shooting at a nearby high school, Georgia coach Kirby Smart offered condolences to the Barrow County community.

“News started popping yesterday morning pretty early and you never think it’s going to hit near you and then it does,” Smart on 92.9 The Game’s The SteakHouse with Steak Shapiro and Rusty Mansell on Thursday “I was at a football game there less than three weeks ago, at that same stadium they were all in, a middle school game. Just praying for all the people there, the community, the law enforcement, the families that lost people. A young coach with a wife and two kids, it’s just horrific to think about. But our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Barrow County and Apalachee High School.”

Four people, including Apalachee assistant football coach Ricky Aspinwall, were killed after a gunman opened fire at Apalachee, about a half-hour west of Athens. A 14-year-old suspect has been detained.

Apalachee’s game on Friday has been canceled, as have classes for the rest of the week.

Georgia takes on Tennessee Tech this Saturday. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.