Smith as the head coach at Campbellsville High School
Shortly after Smith's playing career at Kentucky, Smith began his coaching career at Mercer county High School as an assistant under long-time coach Larry French. After three years with the Scotties, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Allen County Scottsville High School having a 6–5 season. After one year with the Patriots, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Campbellsville High School[9] leading to a turnaround for the Eagles football program.
Boyle County
After revitalizing Campbellsville's football program, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Boyle County High School. Prior to Smith's arrival at Boyle County, the Rebels had not had a winning season since 1986 when they went 7–4. Additionally, they had not had a ten win season since 1976. During the 1992 season, Smith's first Rebels team went 7–4 snapping a 6-year losing record streak. Three years later, Smith's Rebels went 10–3, their first ten win season in 19 years. Four years later Smith has the first undefeated 15–0 season in Boyle County football history and won Boyle's first state championship in school history. From 1999 to 2003, Smith's Rebels won a then state record breaking five state championships in a row,[8] four of them being undefeated 15–0 seasons led by 2001 Kentucky Mr. Football winner Jeff Duggins[10] and future NFL tight end Jacob Tamme.
After leaving Kentucky, Smith had a one-year stint as defensive coordinator at Bardstown High School. In 2014, Smith accepted the head coaching job at Madison Central High School.[11] However, that was short-lived because less than three weeks later Smith resigned. Following Smith's resignation from Madison Central, Smith returned to head coaching at Boyle County due to the departure of former Boyle head coach Larry French.[12] During Smith's second tenure with the Rebels, he compiled a record of 69–12 with one state championship title.
Head coaching record
Below is a year-by-year breakdown of Smith's coaching record.
Neal Brown: Current head coach at West Virginia. Was also the head coach at Troy 2015–2018 amassing a 35–16 record with 2 Sun Belt Conference championships and 3 bowl wins with the Trojans. Also served as an assistant at UMASS (2003), Sacred Heart (2004), Delaware (2005), Troy (2006–2009), Texas Tech (2010–2012), and Kentucky (2013–2014).[15]
Micah Johnson: Played linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. Also, a First-team All-SEC selection in 2008 and received SEC coaches All-freshmen honors in 2006. Smith Coached Johnson at Kentucky.
