Dec
11
Bobby Petrino Coming to Arkansas
December 11, 2007 |
There are reports out of Atlanta tonight that Bobby Petrino has resigned as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and will take over the same position with the University of Arkansas. ESPN is reporting that Petrino phoned in his resignation and will not coach the Falcons last three games.
The deal with Arkansas is reportedly not quite done yet, but is believed to be in the neighborhood of $3 million per year.
With Arkansas’ recent luck trying to woo coaches, maybe we shouldn’t believe this quite yet. If it turns out to be true though it will be a major coup for the Razorbacks. Petrino went 41-9 as head coach at Louisville, and turned the Cardinals into a force in the Big East. He has had a difficult season with the Falcons, though you can’t blame his best player’s incarceration on him.
If this works out the SEC just got a little tougher.
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