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Kentucky State hires former Utah State, Weber State coach John L. Smith to coach Thorobreds

Arkansas coach John L. Smith watches from the sideline during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State has hired former Louisville and Arkansas coach John L. Smith to rebuild the NCAA Division II Thorobreds.

Smith, 67, was 14-19 the past three seasons at D-II Fort Lewis (Colorado) College. He was 16-18 at Utah State from 1995-97, 41-21 at Louisville from 1998-2002, 22-26 at Michigan State from '03-'06 and — after a very short stint at Weber State — 4-8 at Arkansas in 2012 after replacing Bobby Petrino, his former offensive coordinator with the Cardinals.