Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired.

The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt , who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced.

The Spartans lost eight of their last nine games to finish 4-8. Smith's overall record at MSU was 9-15 and just 4-14 in the Big Ten. Smith is due more than $30 million, according to terms of his seven-year contract, and the school will have to spend many millions to find a replacement. The Spartans aren't the only ones looking for a winning coach , either.

Smith was 34-35 over six seasons at Oregon State, winning at least eight games in consecutive seasons for the first

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