re: Official: Arkansas Hires John L Smith As Interim Head Coach- $850,000/10 months

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It’s not uncommon for successful college coaches to sign on with a new program before they’ve played their last game with their current program. You just need to have a little tact.

While he was coaching Louisville in 2002, John L. Smith made the decision to move to the more prominent Michigan State. Unfortunately, when it came to telling his players, Smith really screwed the pooch. He thought he would wait until after Louisville’s bowl game; however, news got out during the game and some injured players were notified by friends via cell phone. So Smith had to break the news to the guys in the locker room at halftime.

Needless to say, Louisville ended up losing that game, and Smith left town on a pretty sour note

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