Arkansas coach John L. Smith leaves the field afer meeting LSU coach Les Miles after Arkansas' 20-13 loss to LSU in an NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/David Quinn)
Long says in a statement released by the university that he met with Smith on Saturday, a day after the Razorbacks' season-ending 20-13 loss to LSU, and told him the school "would be making a change in leadership within our program."
Smith was hired in April to replace the fired Bobby Petrino and signed to a 10-month contract. Long says that once a new coach is hired Smith will be reassigned as a consultant through the end of his contract on Feb. 23, 2013.
Arkansas (4-8, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) began the season ranked in the top 10 but quickly fell out of the polls after a stunning loss to Louisianan-Monroe on Sept. 8.
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