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"The simplest response I have is: I'm sorry, " Petrino said in the statement.
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"By itself, Coach Petrino's consensual relationship with Miss Dorrell prior to her joining the football staff was not against university policy, " Long said.
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In four seasons as head coach, Petrino led the Razorbacks to a 34-17 record, including an 11-2 record last season that included a victory in the Cotton Bowl.
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It came to light just a few months ago that Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino had hired a former volleyball player with whom he was having an extramarital affair.
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He said Petrino also "engaged in a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletics staff both before and after the accident, " Long said.
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Petrino for Him: Hop on and enjoy the ride.
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"However, in this case, Coach Petrino abused his authority when over the past few weeks he made a staff decision and personal choices that benefited himself" and compromised the university, Long said.
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Other than that, the last team staying in the Big East to be ranked in the Top 10 at the end of the season was Louisville in 2006 when Bobby Petrino was still the head coach.
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That's largely because many big-time coaches graduated from small colleges that play on lower levels like Arkansas's Bobby Petrino, who went to tiny Carroll (Mont.) College while others wind up at their alma maters, like Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer.
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Petrino told the police investigating the crash that the sun and wind had caused him to lose control and crash into a pile of dirt and tree limbs on the side of the road, according to the police report.
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Contrast that to Petrino.
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