Fayetteville, Ark. ? Pittsburgh’s Jeff Long was hired Tuesday to replace Arkansas’ longtime athletic director Frank Broyles, who spent a half-century with the Razorbacks.

Broyles started at Arkansas in 1957 when he was hired as football coach and coached the Razorbacks until 1977, when Lou Holtz took over. Broyles will retire at the end of the year.

“I will never try to replace Frank Broyles,” Long said at a news conference.

Long, Pitt’s AD since 2003, will serve as an adviser before taking over Jan. 1, chancellor John White said. Long will be paid a base salary of $450,000, with incentives for athletic and academic achievements.

Donna Sanft will be the interim AD at Pitt as the school searches for Long’s successor. Sanft was the gymnastics coach at Pitt for 12 years (1974-86) and has been an athletic department administrator since.

At Pittsburgh, Long’s most prominent hire was football coach Dave Wannstedt, who is in his third season. The Panthers haven’t been to a bowl game since Wannstedt’s arrival.

Long had previously served as associate AD at Oklahoma, and before that was the AD at Eastern Kentucky. He has also been an associate AD at Virginia Tech and Michigan.

He appears to have few ties to Arkansas, which could mean quite a transition for the Razorbacks after Broyles’ long stay.