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Georgia has hired Florida State's Jeremy Pruitt to be its defensive coordinator, the Bulldogs announced Tuesday. Pruitt, who helped coach the Seminoles to the BCS national title in his first season as defensive coordinator at the school, replaces former Georgia DC Todd Grantham, who resigned Sunday to accept the same position at Louisville. Georgia coach Mark Richt said Tuesday he is "ecstatic" to hire Pruitt, who has coached on three straight national championship teams at Alabama and Florida State. Pruitt will earn $850,000 annually at Georgia, according to people familiar with the search. Pruitt made $500,000 at Florida State this past season but was expected to receive a significant raise after helping the Seminoles finish 14-0. Under Pruitt's direction, Florida State finished No. 1 among FBS teams in scoring defense (12.1 points a game) and No. 3 in total defense (281.4 yards a game). Pruitt also was Florida State's defensive backs...