FAYETTEVILLE -- Former University of Arkansas cornerbacks coach Mark Smith was announced this week as the new defensive coordinator at Long Island (N.Y.) University.
The Sharks went 0-10 in their first season as an NCAA Division I member in 2019, competing in the Northeast Conference under Coach Bryan Collins.
Smith became the fifth assistant coach of the ill-fated Chad Morris regime at Arkansas to land a coaching job since the staff broke up in December.
First-year Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman retained just one Morris assistant, as wide receivers coach Justin Stepp stayed aboard last December. Stepp, known as a relentless recruiter, played a key role in the Razorbacks landing the wide receiver group of Treylon Burks, Trey Knox, Shamar Nash and TQ Jackson in their No.