![]() The summer before Petrino left Louisville for the Falcons, he had signed a 10-year contract with the university and declared, “I want everyone to really believe it. He may also want potential recruits to believe he truly is committed to the Razorbacks. Petrino’s first duty at Arkansas will be to get the junior tailback Felix Jones, who averages 9.1 yards a carry, to return for his senior season.ĭarren McFadden, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, is expected to enter the draft. Particularly noted for his version of the spread offense, Petrino helped develop Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm into a player expected to go early in next year’s N.F.L. Petrino guided some of the most prolific offenses in college football. Petrino had once been Tuberville’s offensive coordinator. The former Louisville and Arkansas coach was announced as the new head coach of Missouri State on Wednesday morning following the departure of David Steckel. It was exposed in November 2003, when members of the news media discovered the university’s president and athletic director making an unpublicized trip to speak with Petrino about replacing Tommy Tuberville. His courtship with Auburn was especially noteworthy. For all his on-field success, including leading Louisville to a 41-9 record in four seasons and an Orange Bowl victory last season, Petrino was just as noted for his dalliances with Auburn, Louisiana State and the Oakland Raiders. This was not the first time Petrino had treated a job as if it were a hot potato. But first, Blank must find a coach who will stick around for the rebuilding.īobby Petrino had told the team owner Arthur Blank, above, that he planned to stay. The Falcons, tied for the second-worst record in the N.F.L., will have a high first-round draft pick, with which they are almost certain to take a quarterback. Petrino’s exit means the team is starting from scratch, with no starting quarterback and no coach. He was not fired because his teams lost too many. But on Monday night, Blank told reporters that he felt fortunate to have Petrino as his coach and that he was a better head coach than Blank had thought he would be, because of the circumstances he dealt with this season. Arkansas’s Bobby Petrino just added his name to this ignominious list after being dismissed as head football coach of the Razorbacks on Tuesday. Petrino had clashed with some veteran players, most notably DeAngelo Hall and Alge Crumpler, who were angered by what they felt was Petrino’s plan to build with youth at the expense of veteran players. The Falcons did not immediately announce who would take over as coach. The Falcons confirmed Petrino’s departure in a statement, but said there would be no further comment until Blank and the team’s president, Rich McKay, met with members of the news media Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday, Petrino was on the phone, resigning. But, the Web site reported that, by 5:45 p.m. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its Web site that Petrino had told Arthur Blank, the Falcons’ owner, on Monday that he was staying. The Falcons are 3-10 and were blown out, 34-14, by the New Orleans Saints on Monday. On Monday, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in a federal prison. ![]()
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