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You knew Bobby Petrino would get another chance somewhere. He's too good of a football coach and too proven a football coach for somebody not to bite the bullet and bring him aboard -- baggage and all. That somebody was Western Kentucky, which ...

Bobby Petrino is the next head coach at Western Kentucky.

Bret Bielema is taking his brand of power football to Arkansas, leaving Wisconsin after seven seasons.

It sounds like former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is interested in coaching in the SEC again and according to his father, he's interested in making his home at Kentucky. "I just know this, that he's interested in Kentucky," Bobby Petrino Sr. told...

I'm convinced that Bobby Petrino will coach again. He's too good a coach, too good a play-caller and too proven for somebody not to give him another chance. I don't necessarily think that chance will come at a high-profile school in a power con...

All that chirping you hear coming from South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier can only mean one thing: He's convinced his team is pretty good. The Head Ball Coach has never really lacked confidence, but the more digs he takes, the more he likes what ...

Earlier today, you saw my compilation of recent Big East coaches who have left their respective teams in, well, not the greatest ways. Now it is your time to vote: Which coach do you think is the most hated or vilified in recent Big East history? ...

Coaching villains are supposed to rip the hearts out of opposing fan bases. They're supposed to send chills down the spines of those dressed in the wrong garb. They're supposed to wreck the enemy. It isn't supposed to be the other way around. B...

Time for a little game. Think of the most vilified college football coaches today. Your list probably looks something like this: Bobby Petrino. Rich Rodriguez. Todd Graham. Randy Edsall. You know what they all have in common. They all wer...

Arkansas will introduce John L. Smith as head coach Tuesday. Smith, who is leaving Weber State, will coach on a one-year deal.

Bobby Petrino will get another chance to coach a team, because despite his many faults, the man can win.

Arkansas says Jessica Dorrell, the 25-year-old football department employee whose affair with former football coach Bobby Petrino led to his firing, has been placed on paid leave by the university.

Ryan McGee examines the hiring options Arkansas AD Jeff Long can consider as he attempts to replace Bobby Petrino. Including hiring away a big-name coach right now or using an interim coach for the 2012 season, Long can go in several different directions.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2012

Bobby Petrino has been fired as head football coach at Arkansas Tuesday following a scandal involving a 25-year-old female football program employee.

It's simple, really. Arkansas did the right thing when it parted company with Bobby Petrino. The alternative was to admit that rules don't matter nearly as much as winning does. There was no in between.

Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long promised a deliberate review of suspended football coach Bobby Petrino. That's the only promise he could make late Thursday night while fielding a firing line of questions at the kind of news conference no athleti...