The 44-year-old has a reputation for developing physical, balanced, and explosive offenses along with aggressive and confounding defenses. But his career record is below .500, and he didn't turn in his first winning season with Oregon State until his fourth year.
The 44-year-old has a reputation for developing physical, balanced, and explosive offenses along with aggressive and confounding defenses. But his career record is below .500, and he didn't turn in his first winning season with Oregon State until his fourth year.
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Michigan State had enough competition from Power Five college football teams also hoping to hire Jonathan Smith that it added a seventh year to his contract, helping a shaken program land the former Oregon State coach. Athletic director Alan Haller says Smith will make $7.25 million in his first season.