<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - bobby-petrino</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/bobby-petrino</link><description>Newsvine - bobby-petrino</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:49:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:13 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Western Kentucky hires Petrino as football coach</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Graves]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gary Graves]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15822401-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-as-football-coach</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15822401-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-as-football-coach</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>kentucky</category><category>western-kentucky</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:47:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4a26c053-8233-4476-a2ba-bfa167f3de42.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4a26c053-8233-4476-a2ba-bfa167f3de42.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 6, 2011, then Arkansas NCAA college football coach Bobby Petrino discusses the Razorbacks prospects during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Western Kentucky has hired Petrino as its new football coach, said a person familiar with the decision. The person said the former Arkansas coach is expected to be introduced at a Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, news conference. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not officially announced Petrino's hiring. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=399efd85-ca4e-4be4-9654-4fd098ec2e0d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=399efd85-ca4e-4be4-9654-4fd098ec2e0d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Nov. 25, 2011 file photo shows then Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino calling out to his team during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Western Kentucky has hired Petrino as its new football coach, said a person familiar with the decision. The person said the former Arkansas coach is expected to be introduced at a Monday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2012 news conference. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not officially announced Petrino's hiring. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8c87c112-bcc6-47c0-82fa-333f60c18dd2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8c87c112-bcc6-47c0-82fa-333f60c18dd2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, left, holds up a jersey with athletic director Todd Stewart during an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a &quot;pattern of misleading&quot; behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding a motorcycle with his mistress as a passenger but now wants to make the most of his second chance. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Joe Imel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e81fddcc-6f7f-4e1e-8a0d-ab18017e715f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e81fddcc-6f7f-4e1e-8a0d-ab18017e715f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino smiles during an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a &quot;pattern of misleading&quot; behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding a motorcycle with his mistress as a passenger but now wants to make the most of his second chance. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Joe Imel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cb733e26-f51a-4548-ac1b-4a70d3e2a3da.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cb733e26-f51a-4548-ac1b-4a70d3e2a3da.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, left, responds to a question as athletic director Todd Stewart smiles during an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a &quot;pattern of misleading&quot; behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding a motorcycle with his mistress as a passenger but now wants to make the most of his second chance. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Joe Imel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e3c93c3e-3eb6-4ab6-959a-338b09a8e4f2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e3c93c3e-3eb6-4ab6-959a-338b09a8e4f2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, left, shakes hands with student Jared Willis at an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a &quot;pattern of misleading&quot; behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding a motorcycle with his mistress as a passenger but now wants to make the most of his second chance. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Joe Imel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bielema excited for challenge of SEC at Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bret Bielema watched from afar in April as Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long handled the difficult circumstances surrounding Bobby Petrino's firing, liking what he saw so much that he wrote Long a letter of support a few months later.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15677359-bielema-excited-for-challenge-of-sec-at-arkansas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15677359-bielema-excited-for-challenge-of-sec-at-arkansas</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>associated-press</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>bielema</category><category>bret-bielema</category><category>jeff-long</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 20:30:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9c5dd6c-215f-4443-adcc-de33ed7daf9a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9c5dd6c-215f-4443-adcc-de33ed7daf9a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema talks to his team during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bfde71fc-88a1-49e1-bce6-730e7a76d4b4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="339" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bfde71fc-88a1-49e1-bce6-730e7a76d4b4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema watches from the sideline during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9be6f6c8-a003-43b4-a0b1-18acffe001c3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="351" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9be6f6c8-a003-43b4-a0b1-18acffe001c3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema holds up the trophy after Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70-31 to win the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74b4165b-161a-40c8-a089-f92ad19f6511.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74b4165b-161a-40c8-a089-f92ad19f6511.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema shouts instructions during the second half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=89bd853d-b91a-4c27-97a6-43240fa045de.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=89bd853d-b91a-4c27-97a6-43240fa045de.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2012, file photo, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema waits to take the field with his team before the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Indianapolis. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, that Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8bff053a-72d3-4f8c-be9a-1289756f6037.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8bff053a-72d3-4f8c-be9a-1289756f6037.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2012, file photo, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema shouts from the sidelines during an NCAA college football game against Penn State in State College, Pa. . A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, that Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cde67273-69b5-4092-a3ba-9c4132620c0d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="339" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cde67273-69b5-4092-a3ba-9c4132620c0d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2012, file photo, file photo, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema watches from the sideline during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Indianapolis. . A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, that Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas.  (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4852163-24e6-437d-853d-c27a4ff1902e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="440" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4852163-24e6-437d-853d-c27a4ff1902e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="132" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema takes off his cap after being introduced during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a55c6865-0742-4555-b377-c0609ef5d83e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a55c6865-0742-4555-b377-c0609ef5d83e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, left, presents Bret Bielema with a cap as Bielema is introduced as the school's new head coach during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a59b7ee6-e092-4d1f-b0ab-dcc9b48df9e2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a59b7ee6-e092-4d1f-b0ab-dcc9b48df9e2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema, left, his wife, Jen, center, and athletic director Jeff Long, right, Call the Hogs during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1dddda5b-d4be-4c71-a509-3acdf73fcebb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="472" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1dddda5b-d4be-4c71-a509-3acdf73fcebb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, left, speaks to the media as his wife, Jen, rear right, looks on during a news conference to announce Bielema's hire in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012. Bielema, who left Wisconsin for Arkansas, will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3701e467-d6b6-41bb-b958-3a9ce6d47338.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3701e467-d6b6-41bb-b958-3a9ce6d47338.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, top left, his wife, Jen, center, and athletic director Jeff Long, right, &quot;call the hogs&quot; during a news conference to announce Bielema's hire in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02e5d61f-a25b-497d-9138-fece83630a2f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="313" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02e5d61f-a25b-497d-9138-fece83630a2f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, left, presents new Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, right, with an Arkansas cap, during a news conference to announce Bielema's hire in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0031e0fa-5804-41eb-b6f7-452dc6b7009f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0031e0fa-5804-41eb-b6f7-452dc6b7009f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema, left, speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. At center and right are Bielema's wife Jen and athletic director Jeff Long. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ecb8d6c6-c5c2-4db3-a3e8-96fce3bd2991.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ecb8d6c6-c5c2-4db3-a3e8-96fce3bd2991.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas associate athletic director Bev Lewis, left, shakes hands Jen Bielema, right, as new head coach Bret Bielema, center, stands by following an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5fb0a76d-47a0-48fc-b7a6-3801e0c80e68.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5fb0a76d-47a0-48fc-b7a6-3801e0c80e68.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1de8dc74-f2b4-4cef-aedd-2ef30d30249e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1de8dc74-f2b4-4cef-aedd-2ef30d30249e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino regretful, apologetic in ESPN interview</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bobby Petrino regrets the affair that led to his April firing, and the former Arkansas coach said he hopes to return to the sidelines.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/09/13202606-petrino-regretful-apologetic-in-espn-interview</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/09/13202606-petrino-regretful-apologetic-in-espn-interview</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2012 18:39:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Arkansas focused on immediate future with Smith</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long's hiring of John L. Smith for the next 10 months provided an unconventional, and perhaps temporary, solution to a problem that came with coach Bobby Petrino's sudden and scandal-ridden exit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11396703-arkansas-focused-on-immediate-future-with-smith</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/25/11396703-arkansas-focused-on-immediate-future-with-smith</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>ahead</category><category>looking</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>jeff-long</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:24:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8a01783-4c9a-4ce1-becb-a5c370ec9a6e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8a01783-4c9a-4ce1-becb-a5c370ec9a6e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach John L. Smith waits to be introduced at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54b027ba-7266-43a2-95b9-86344361509b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54b027ba-7266-43a2-95b9-86344361509b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach John L. Smith talks to reporters in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The 63-year-old Smith, who was an assistant for Arkansas the last three seasons under Bobby Petrino, is back after leaving the school in December to become the head coach at Weber State. He returns to a program that finished No. 5 last season and has even higher goals in the fall. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=40ad2d53-3e85-4085-a6ed-ac1eb3a09d9c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=40ad2d53-3e85-4085-a6ed-ac1eb3a09d9c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long speaks to reporters at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7236228c-d823-4cb5-abde-91a221d378ef.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7236228c-d823-4cb5-abde-91a221d378ef.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson speaks to reporters at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>John L. Smith introduced as new Arkansas coach</title>
<description><![CDATA[John L. Smith reintroduced himself to Arkansas by providing a dose of exactly what the school needed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11374549-john-l-smith-introduced-as-new-arkansas-coach</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11374549-john-l-smith-introduced-as-new-arkansas-coach</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>smith</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>new-arkansas</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e966a30f-cb14-45d5-91ad-3e06d4d5b6cc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e966a30f-cb14-45d5-91ad-3e06d4d5b6cc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2006, file photo, then-Michigan State coach John L. Smith speaks to reporters at an NCAA college football news conference, in East Lansing, Mich. A person familiar with the decision says Arkansas is bringing back John L. Smith on an interim basis next year to replace Bobby Petrino. Petrino was fired April 10 after his affair with a woman he hired as his assistant was revealed by an April 1 motorcycle crash. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f1616d3-71df-4a1d-86a1-c25a996fe55d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f1616d3-71df-4a1d-86a1-c25a996fe55d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach John L. Smith speaks to reporters after being introduced at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9484e4f7-da95-4858-a256-1d26f77e6a70.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9484e4f7-da95-4858-a256-1d26f77e6a70.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach John L. Smith speaks to reporters after being introduced at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4cccf3db-f87d-4d08-b60f-cca8e5cf38bd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="347" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4cccf3db-f87d-4d08-b60f-cca8e5cf38bd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens as new Arkansas head coach John L. Smith speaks to reporters after being introduced at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8a01783-4c9a-4ce1-becb-a5c370ec9a6e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8a01783-4c9a-4ce1-becb-a5c370ec9a6e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Arkansas head coach John L. Smith waits to be introduced at an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arkansas hires John L. Smith as head coach</title>
<description><![CDATA[John L. Smith knows the Arkansas football program well and has a vested interest in its continued success. So a chance to help clean up the mess made by coach Bobby Petrino was too good to pass up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11355615-arkansas-hires-john-l-smith-as-head-coach</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11355615-arkansas-hires-john-l-smith-as-head-coach</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>coach</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wilson shines during Arkansas spring game</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tyler Wilson had no reservations about stepping into Bobby Petrino's role.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/21/11327321-wilson-shines-during-arkansas-spring-game</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/21/11327321-wilson-shines-during-arkansas-spring-game</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>game</category><category>spring</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>spring-game</category><category>tyler-wilson</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:18:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8fadfe6a-b973-4f54-8381-897f6f214aaf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="316" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8fadfe6a-b973-4f54-8381-897f6f214aaf.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas red team receiver Cobi Hamilton (11) tries to break the tackle of white team safety Alan Turner, left, after making a catch during the first quarter of a spring NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/61e0b0ce-2d54-4f9d-b18d-57385c7349bb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/61e0b0ce-2d54-4f9d-b18d-57385c7349bb.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson (8) makes a pass as center Luke Carpenter, rear, tries to block tackle Lavunce Askew (99) during the second quarter of their spring NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/aa971d79-b2a2-41ba-8b00-b907b821eb2b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="402" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aa971d79-b2a2-41ba-8b00-b907b821eb2b.jpg" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas red team receiver Marquel Wade (1) runs down field after making a catch as white team safety Houston Pruitt (30) reaches in to trip him up during the second quarter of a spring NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b827f802-748d-45bb-91e6-992af7817dc0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="350" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b827f802-748d-45bb-91e6-992af7817dc0.jpg" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson warms up before a spring NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, April 21, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino detailed affair to boss before firing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bobby Petrino's relationship with his mistress dated back more than a year, with the former Arkansas coach sending her candy, calling her a "close friend" and suggesting the affair that cost him his job started with a kiss over lunch last fall, according to documents released Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11292570-petrino-detailed-affair-to-boss-before-firing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11292570-petrino-detailed-affair-to-boss-before-firing</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>former-arkansas</category><category>jeff-long</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:20:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Petrino's ex-mistress resigns from Arkansas team</title>
<description><![CDATA[The former mistress of fired University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has resigned from her position with the program, school officials announced Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11253878-petrinos-ex-mistress-resigns-from-arkansas-team</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11253878-petrinos-ex-mistress-resigns-from-arkansas-team</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>resigns</category><category>dorrell</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:33:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Arkansas' players come together in Petrino wake</title>
<description><![CDATA[As athletic director Jeff Long walked out of the room after telling Arkansas' players that Bobby Petrino had been fired Thursday evening, a void in leadership had already formed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/14/11200256-arkansas-players-come-together-in-petrino-wake</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/14/11200256-arkansas-players-come-together-in-petrino-wake</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>of</category><category>truth</category><category>moment</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>jeff-long</category><category>tyler-wilson</category><category>tenarius-wright</category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:32:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/12b5a75f-1abe-4336-bfc3-55cfb374455d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="291" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/12b5a75f-1abe-4336-bfc3-55cfb374455d.jpg" width="120" height="211" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino, left, gives a play to quarterback Tyler Wilson (8) during NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/11ed10d4-317f-45d6-8a0f-d23f653c5f14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="351" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/11ed10d4-317f-45d6-8a0f-d23f653c5f14.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas running back Knile Davis watches with the ball during NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/58ed32c7-bfb8-495a-88d9-a4a68bb47193.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/58ed32c7-bfb8-495a-88d9-a4a68bb47193.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CORRECTS TO ARKANSAS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR PAUL HAYNES, NOT ARKANSAS INTERIM HEAD COACH TAVER JOHNSON - Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Haynes walks by as the team huddles before NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dorrell hire was fast-tracked at Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[The former mistress of Bobby Petrino was hired over 158 other applicants after a fast-tracked interview process that athletic director Jeff Long requested at the behest of the now-fired coach, according to a review of university personnel documents by The Associated Press.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11187708-dorrell-hire-was-fast-tracked-at-arkansas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11187708-dorrell-hire-was-fast-tracked-at-arkansas</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>dorrell</category><category>associated-press</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>hire</category><category>jeff-long</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:21:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell poses for a photo. Arkansas has fired Bobby Petrino as football coach on Tuesday, saying he engaged in reckless behavior. The 51-year-old Petrino was injured in an April 1 motorcycle accident. He was put on paid leave last week after admitting he lied about the presence of the 25-year-old employee, Dorrell, who had been riding with him. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference where he announced that Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino had been terminated in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Long said that Petrino &quot;knowingly misled&quot; and engaged in reckless behavior in a relationship with a 25-year old female football program employee. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2011, file photo, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, followed by his security detail Arkansas State Police Captain Lance King, left, walks of the field after Arkansas' 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Bobby Petrino saga has left unsavory trails of deceit, including a troubling perception about the relationship between coaches and the police who handle security for them around the Southeastern Conference &amp;#8212; a region where college football reigns supreme. When Petrino wrecked his motorcycle in the hills outside of Fayetteville on April 1, the person he trusted most to handle the immediate aftermath was King, who provided security for the team at Razorback games. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3876f374-c44f-4fd8-92da-b1fd8c36c026.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3876f374-c44f-4fd8-92da-b1fd8c36c026.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long discusses the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino, in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Long said that Petrino had engaged in reckless behavior that included hiring a mistress and then intentionally misleading his bosses. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino mistress Dorrell placed on paid leave</title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11182978-petrino-mistress-dorrell-placed-on-paid-leave</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11182978-petrino-mistress-dorrell-placed-on-paid-leave</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>dorrell</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Agent: Petrino won't appeal Arkansas firing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino has notified the university he won't appeal his firing nor will he seek any of the $18 million buyout that was part of his contract.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11182587-agent-petrino-wont-appeal-arkansas-firing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11182587-agent-petrino-wont-appeal-arkansas-firing</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>appeal</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>former-arkansas</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:22:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2011, file photo, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, followed by his security detail Arkansas State Police Captain Lance King, left, walks of the field after Arkansas' 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Bobby Petrino saga has left unsavory trails of deceit, including a troubling perception about the relationship between coaches and the police who handle security for them around the Southeastern Conference &amp;#8212; a region where college football reigns supreme. When Petrino wrecked his motorcycle in the hills outside of Fayetteville on April 1, the person he trusted most to handle the immediate aftermath was King, who provided security for the team at Razorback games. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>CFT: Petrino won't appeal his firing</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11181575-cft-petrino-wont-appeal-his-firing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/13/11181575-cft-petrino-wont-appeal-his-firing</guid><category>arkansas</category><category>challenged</category><category>termination</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>bobby</category><category>accepting</category><category>petrino</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:41:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Components/Video/_NEW/s_nbc_cfb_sportstalkpetrino_120410_16x9.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Components/Video/_NEW/s_nbc_cfb_sportstalkpetrino_120410_16x9.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CFT: Bobby Petrino could have challenged his termination at Arkansas, but he's accepting responsibility and won't appeal.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino's house listed for $2.5 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino's home is for sale and listed for $2.5 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11166234-petrinos-house-listed-for-25-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11166234-petrinos-house-listed-for-25-million</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>house</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>former-arkansas</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:36:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Guillen may be insensitive, but Petrino much worse</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bobby Petrino and Ozzie Guillen both have a history of foolish behavior.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Newberry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Newberry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11135165-guillen-may-be-insensitive-but-petrino-much-worse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11135165-guillen-may-be-insensitive-but-petrino-much-worse</guid><category>sports</category><category>ozzie-guillen</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>paul-newberry</category><category>041112</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:12:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fbebd057-741c-419e-9658-41795c14bade.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fbebd057-741c-419e-9658-41795c14bade.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen gestures at a news conference at Marlins Stadium in Miami, Tuesday April 10, 2012.  Guillen was suspended for five games Tuesday because of his comments about Fidel Castro. Guillen told Time magazine he loves Castro and respects the retired Cuban leader for staying in power so long. At least two local officials said Guillen should lose his job. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c94494f4-4360-4a2f-a622-1a7ef8101867.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c94494f4-4360-4a2f-a622-1a7ef8101867.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 3, 2012, file photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident. A person familiar with the situation says Petrino is out as coach at Arkansas. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, and the university has scheduled a Tuesday evening, April 10, 2012, news conference with athletic director Jeff Long. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell poses for a photo. Arkansas has fired Bobby Petrino as football coach on Tuesday, saying he engaged in reckless behavior. The 51-year-old Petrino was injured in an April 1 motorcycle accident. He was put on paid leave last week after admitting he lied about the presence of the 25-year-old employee, Dorrell, who had been riding with him. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference where he announced that Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino had been terminated in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Long said that Petrino &quot;knowingly misled&quot; and engaged in reckless behavior in a relationship with a 25-year old female football program employee. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a3ebb5e2-1994-4fab-8899-a9cb19f218dc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a3ebb5e2-1994-4fab-8899-a9cb19f218dc.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen speaks at a news conference at Marlins Stadium in Miami, Tuesday April 10, 2012.  Guillen was suspended for five games Tuesday because of his comments about Fidel Castro. Guillen told Time magazine he loves Castro and respects the retired Cuban leader for staying in power so long. At least two local officials said Guillen should lose his job.  (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9abf9041-f83c-4c45-a0a7-89cdfc6077ff.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9abf9041-f83c-4c45-a0a7-89cdfc6077ff.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jay Hernandez of Miami protests outside the Marlins Stadium in Miami, Tuesday April 10, 2012. Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games effective immediatly following favorable comments he made about Fidel Castro which infuriated many Cuban-Americans. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Statement of Bobby Petrino</title>
<description><![CDATA[The statement issued Tuesday night by fired Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11134760-statement-of-bobby-petrino</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11134760-statement-of-bobby-petrino</guid><category>college-football</category><category>arkansas</category><category>statement</category><category>us-news</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:50:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>CFT: Your Arkansas coaching candidates</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11131171-cft-your-arkansas-coaching-candidates</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11131171-cft-your-arkansas-coaching-candidates</guid><category>arkansas</category><category>for</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>holtz</category><category>garrick</category><category>butch-davis</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>garrick-mcgee</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:19:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/101211_spt-malzahn.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/101211_spt-malzahn.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CFT: Gus Malzahn, Ship Holtz, Butch Davis and Garrick McGee among the likely potential replacements for Bobby Petrino at Arkansas.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino's ex-mistress put on leave at Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas put the former mistress of Bobby Petrino on paid leave Friday and disclosed that she used a $20,000 "gift" from the disgraced former coach to buy a car in her first week on the job.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11127435-petrinos-ex-mistress-put-on-leave-at-arkansas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11127435-petrinos-ex-mistress-put-on-leave-at-arkansas</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>associated-press</category><category>us-news</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>former-arkansas</category><category>arkansas-petrino</category><category>jessica-dorrell</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:59:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell is shown. Dorrell was a passenger of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended with a crash that sent him to the hospital, according to a police report released Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1a9a8106-6fb6-4c7d-8fb1-8ea76a7a6810.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1a9a8106-6fb6-4c7d-8fb1-8ea76a7a6810.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f5a8bd94-dc00-4328-acc1-c04d2b47b479.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f5a8bd94-dc00-4328-acc1-c04d2b47b479.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Sunday, April 1, 2012 and provided by the Arkansas State Police, the wreckage of Arkansas NCAA football coach Bobby Petrino's motorcycle rest off the shoulder of a highway near Crosses, Ark. The accident on Sunday injured Petrino and it was later disclosed that he was riding with a female employee. He has been put on leave after admitting he failed to disclose Jessica Dorrell's presence on the ride, and that the two had an inappropriate relationship. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/992066b1-6216-46f8-9ea2-4bd4d73c77f6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/992066b1-6216-46f8-9ea2-4bd4d73c77f6.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1f6584df-6d77-42b3-8b97-5b6730cba289.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1f6584df-6d77-42b3-8b97-5b6730cba289.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2011, file photo, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, left, followed by Arkansas State Police Captain Lance King, center, Brandon Mitchell (17) and  and the rest of the team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Fayetteville, Ark. The Arkansas State Police are taking another look at the motorcycle crash involving coach Petrino. Authorities say they want to know how State Police Captain Lance King wound up meeting Petrino after the crash at an intersection in Fayetteville. King, who provides security for the coach during the season, then drove Petrino to a hospital. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/91138c0f-f443-4668-8ac1-a2045ddfc279.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="325" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/91138c0f-f443-4668-8ac1-a2045ddfc279.jpg" width="120" height="189" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This July 22, 2009 file photo shows Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaking to the media during a news conference at the SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala. A person familiar with the situation says Petrino is out as the football coach at Arkansas. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, and the university has scheduled a Tuesday April 10, 2012 news conference with athletic director Jeff Long. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill,File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c94494f4-4360-4a2f-a622-1a7ef8101867.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c94494f4-4360-4a2f-a622-1a7ef8101867.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 3, 2012, file photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident. A person familiar with the situation says Petrino is out as coach at Arkansas. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, and the university has scheduled a Tuesday evening, April 10, 2012, news conference with athletic director Jeff Long. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0f9877cb-a5ed-42c5-9fce-e88824915b7f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="307" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0f9877cb-a5ed-42c5-9fce-e88824915b7f.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An emotional Jeff Long, the athletic director at Arkansas, pauses during a news conference to announce that Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino had been terminated in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Petrino was injured in a motorcycle accident on April 1 and failed to tell his superiors that a 25-year old female football program employee was with him. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cf5df9f9-691b-4cfc-8cc8-05342549a8e3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cf5df9f9-691b-4cfc-8cc8-05342549a8e3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long informs the media of head coach Bobby Petrino's termination during a press conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/eaefc386-42a3-4290-8348-2459f75db22f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eaefc386-42a3-4290-8348-2459f75db22f.jpg" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long steps up on a platform to announce that Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino had been terminated during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Petrino was injured in a motorcycle accident on April 1 and failed to tell his superiors that a 25-year old female football program employee was with him. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fc46d3b3-12c9-4ddc-be29-580f4ddef3cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fc46d3b3-12c9-4ddc-be29-580f4ddef3cf.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long talks to reporters about the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino, during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ec12569-c67d-407f-a8e9-848ed8f72cd9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ec12569-c67d-407f-a8e9-848ed8f72cd9.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long talks to reporters about the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino, during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/69e91d9b-3857-4171-8743-6424f58af7c2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/69e91d9b-3857-4171-8743-6424f58af7c2.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long pauses during a news conference at which he announced the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino, in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Long said that Petrino had engaged in reckless behavior that included hiring a mistress and then intentionally misleading his bosses. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/712589a4-24a8-4d0f-abd0-7332ba9f4baf.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell poses for a photo. Arkansas has fired Bobby Petrino as football coach on Tuesday, saying he engaged in reckless behavior. The 51-year-old Petrino was injured in an April 1 motorcycle accident. He was put on paid leave last week after admitting he lied about the presence of the 25-year-old employee, Dorrell, who had been riding with him. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/876d746a-00b8-49e8-a9b6-15af3f535ea8.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference where he announced that Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino had been terminated in Fayetteville, Ark., Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Long said that Petrino &quot;knowingly misled&quot; and engaged in reckless behavior in a relationship with a 25-year old female football program employee. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4a13f278-d308-4f55-b073-bace0a41438e.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2011, file photo, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, followed by his security detail Arkansas State Police Captain Lance King, left, walks of the field after Arkansas' 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Bobby Petrino saga has left unsavory trails of deceit, including a troubling perception about the relationship between coaches and the police who handle security for them around the Southeastern Conference &amp;#8212; a region where college football reigns supreme. When Petrino wrecked his motorcycle in the hills outside of Fayetteville on April 1, the person he trusted most to handle the immediate aftermath was King, who provided security for the team at Razorback games. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>CFT: Arkansas tells Petrino to ride out of town</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11127479-cft-arkansas-tells-petrino-to-ride-out-of-town</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11127479-cft-arkansas-tells-petrino-to-ride-out-of-town</guid><category>coach</category><category>crash</category><category>motorcycle</category><category>his</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>razorbacks</category><category>petrino</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:49:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120406_bobby_petrino_neck_brace.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120406_bobby_petrino_neck_brace.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CFT: Bobby Petrino is out as Razorbacks coach after he 'knowingly misled the athletic department about the circumstances of the [motorcycle] accident.' And you should see what else AD Jeff Long had to say in announcing the decision.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Castrodale: Arkansas should tell Petrino to take a hike</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bobby Petrino is a grammatical mess. In the [sic]-heavy statement he gave the Arkansas State Police following his motorcycle accident, he wrote, “I could not manuer the turn … and the next thing I know I was lying in a wood pile.” He could’ve stopped that explanation about four words sooner, because it would’ve been closer to the truth if he’d just said “The next thing I knew, I was lying.”  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11122300-castrodale-arkansas-should-tell-petrino-to-take-a-hike</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11122300-castrodale-arkansas-should-tell-petrino-to-take-a-hike</guid><category>college-football</category><category>arkansas</category><category>coach</category><category>life</category><category>saban</category><category>his</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>hed</category><category>petrino</category><category>grammatical</category><category>arkansas-state-police</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:14:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120410_spt-petrino.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120410_spt-petrino.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>CFT: Plenty of questions about Petrino wreck</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/07/11072969-cft-plenty-of-questions-about-petrino-wreck</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/07/11072969-cft-plenty-of-questions-about-petrino-wreck</guid><category>accident</category><category>motorcycle</category><category>trooper</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>bobby</category><category>petrino</category><category>unanswered</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120406_bobby_petrino_neck_brace.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120406_bobby_petrino_neck_brace.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CFT: Bobby Petrino is out as Razorbacks coach after he 'knowingly misled the athletic department about the circumstances of the [motorcycle] accident.' And you should see what else AD Jeff Long had to say in announcing the decision.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>ASP Looks into Petrino Crash</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas State Police Commander is asking for answers relating to Captain Lance King's response to Bobby Petrino's motorcycle accident.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11063503-asp-looks-into-petrino-crash</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11063503-asp-looks-into-petrino-crash</guid><category>sports</category><category>investigation</category><category>lie</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>motorcycle-accident</category><category>university-of-arkansas</category><category>arkansas-state-police</category><category>lance-king</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 02:16:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70F1B199E2-7C19-F582-EE51-91B34A5C9F44.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70F1B199E2-7C19-F582-EE51-91B34A5C9F44.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arkansas coach Petrino put on leave after crash</title>
<description><![CDATA[Saying he was disappointed Bobby Petrino failed to tell school officials that he was riding with a 25-year-old woman when he crashed his motorcycle, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long placed the football coach on paid leave pending a review.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11041552-arkansas-coach-petrino-put-on-leave-after-crash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11041552-arkansas-coach-petrino-put-on-leave-after-crash</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>crash</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>jeff-long</category><category>arkansas-petrino</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/12d07f78-b556-4566-a3fa-8c658fa03b7e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/12d07f78-b556-4566-a3fa-8c658fa03b7e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a238e993-fd27-4e2c-93fc-430a626de74d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a238e993-fd27-4e2c-93fc-430a626de74d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8ad7f07c-f64c-4c08-80ac-5fe7b8addece.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8ad7f07c-f64c-4c08-80ac-5fe7b8addece.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell is shown. Dorrell was a passenger of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended with a crash that sent him to the hospital, according to a police report released Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7336cf1d-d178-4a83-b1ac-b51f519c97b4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7336cf1d-d178-4a83-b1ac-b51f519c97b4.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long pauses during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been put on paid leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8227c3d3-7ae9-4395-9acb-a0a33eef0c5a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8227c3d3-7ae9-4395-9acb-a0a33eef0c5a.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long exits following a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been put on paid leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4cb8cd63-4105-4c75-b4b5-c674de41c582.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4cb8cd63-4105-4c75-b4b5-c674de41c582.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long pauses during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been put on paid leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e687ef37-d68b-4bc5-aefa-f973e3d2a90a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e687ef37-d68b-4bc5-aefa-f973e3d2a90a.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1a9a8106-6fb6-4c7d-8fb1-8ea76a7a6810.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1a9a8106-6fb6-4c7d-8fb1-8ea76a7a6810.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Petrino getting plenty of support from Ark fans</title>
<description><![CDATA[The scandal surrounding Bobby Petrino has divided Razorbacks fans, with many supporting the embattled Arkansas coach.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Voigt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11005869-petrino-getting-plenty-of-support-from-ark-fans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11005869-petrino-getting-plenty-of-support-from-ark-fans</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>arkansas</category><category>us-news</category><category>bobby-petrino</category><category>petrino</category><category>easter-sunday</category><category>jeff-long</category><category>with-bobby-petrino</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 21:17:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/12d07f78-b556-4566-a3fa-8c658fa03b7e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/12d07f78-b556-4566-a3fa-8c658fa03b7e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a238e993-fd27-4e2c-93fc-430a626de74d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a238e993-fd27-4e2c-93fc-430a626de74d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/018c0fe9-00f0-42f0-80c7-6aeb4cd2b0e6.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this undated image released by the University of Arkansas, Razorback Foundation assistant director Jessica Dorrell is shown. Dorrell was a passenger of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended with a crash that sent him to the hospital, according to a police report released Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/University of Arkansas, Wesley Hitt)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7336cf1d-d178-4a83-b1ac-b51f519c97b4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7336cf1d-d178-4a83-b1ac-b51f519c97b4.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long pauses during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been put on paid leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8227c3d3-7ae9-4395-9acb-a0a33eef0c5a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8227c3d3-7ae9-4395-9acb-a0a33eef0c5a.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long exits following a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been put on paid leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f6c09398-defe-4dac-950a-becd121939d3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/01834700-35d8-4316-aa97-5e2ba80718b0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 3, 2012, photo, Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark. Petrino has been put on paid leave. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision late Thursday, April 5, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year-old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e687ef37-d68b-4bc5-aefa-f973e3d2a90a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e687ef37-d68b-4bc5-aefa-f973e3d2a90a.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long listens to a question during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7384f4a5-0838-4528-aac2-427fe83a7d80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7384f4a5-0838-4528-aac2-427fe83a7d80.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Sunday, April 1, 2012 and provided by the Arkansas State Police, the wreckage of Arkansas NCAA football coach Bobby Petrino's motorcycle rest off the shoulder of a highway near Crosses, Ark. The accident on Sunday injured Petrino and it was later disclosed that he was riding with a female employee. He has been put on leave after admitting he failed to disclose Jessica Dorrell's presence on the ride, and that the two had an inappropriate relationship. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f5a8bd94-dc00-4328-acc1-c04d2b47b479.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f5a8bd94-dc00-4328-acc1-c04d2b47b479.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Sunday, April 1, 2012 and provided by the Arkansas State Police, the wreckage of Arkansas NCAA football coach Bobby Petrino's motorcycle rest off the shoulder of a highway near Crosses, Ark. The accident on Sunday injured Petrino and it was later disclosed that he was riding with a female employee. He has been put on leave after admitting he failed to disclose Jessica Dorrell's presence on the ride, and that the two had an inappropriate relationship. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/13b41797-0aa5-4699-8346-16641cc8eba5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/13b41797-0aa5-4699-8346-16641cc8eba5.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson instructs the linebackers during spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. Coach Bobby Petrino was put on paid administrative leave Thursday night less than seven hours after his boss, athletic director Jeff Long, learned Petrino had failed to disclose he had been riding with a female employee half his age when his motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend.  (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c959b69a-2a92-4a04-9289-ed2457d81f44.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c959b69a-2a92-4a04-9289-ed2457d81f44.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Sunday, April 1, 2012 and provided by the Arkansas State Police, the wreckage of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino's motorcycle rest off the shoulder of a highway near Crosses, Ark. The accident on Sunday injured Petrino and it was later disclosed that he was riding with a female employee. He has been put on leave after admitting he failed to disclose Jessica Dorrell's presence on the ride, and that the two had an inappropriate relationship. (AP Photo/Arkansas State Police)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ccf2be4-4d7c-446d-8f88-f0b71dffce9b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ccf2be4-4d7c-446d-8f88-f0b71dffce9b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson instructs the linebackers during spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. Coach Bobby Petrino was put on paid administrative leave Thursday night less than seven hours after his boss, athletic director Jeff Long, learned Petrino had failed to disclose he had been riding with a female employee half his age when his motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f520a056-ec10-4067-b333-e616873dc673.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f520a056-ec10-4067-b333-e616873dc673.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson addresses the media before spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/20f9963d-2665-4b15-8564-0f547059234c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/20f9963d-2665-4b15-8564-0f547059234c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson instructs the linebackers during spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. Coach Bobby Petrino was put on paid administrative leave Thursday night less than seven hours after his boss, athletic director Jeff Long, learned Petrino had failed to disclose he had been riding with a female employee half his age when his motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/22014931-dfe9-4ab2-9766-6e4c467eddce.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/22014931-dfe9-4ab2-9766-6e4c467eddce.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson instructs the linebackers during spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/992066b1-6216-46f8-9ea2-4bd4d73c77f6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/992066b1-6216-46f8-9ea2-4bd4d73c77f6.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long speaks during a news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Thursday, April 5, 2012. Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave. Long announced the decision late Thursday, capping a stunning day in which it was revealed that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a weekend motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ece0c36d-9e6d-46c1-947f-acffb42f12f7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ece0c36d-9e6d-46c1-947f-acffb42f12f7.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino speaks during a news conference at a Fayetteville, Ark., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, after being released from a hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 1. The 51-year-old says he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which occurred on Arkansas Highway 16 in Madison County &amp;#8212; about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. State law does not require an adult rider wear a helmet. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ee879924-e831-4009-babe-ad12a79a9f25.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ee879924-e831-4009-babe-ad12a79a9f25.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Arkansas interim head coach Taver Johnson instructs the linebackers during spring NCAA college football practice in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1f6584df-6d77-42b3-8b97-5b6730cba289.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1f6584df-6d77-42b3-8b97-5b6730cba289.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2011, file photo, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, left, followed by Arkansas State Police Captain Lance King, center, Brandon Mitchell (17) and  and the rest of the team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Fayetteville, Ark. The Arkansas State Police are taking another look at the motorcycle crash involving coach Petrino. Authorities say they want to know how State Police Captain Lance King wound up meeting Petrino after the crash at an intersection in Fayetteville. King, who provides security for the coach during the season, then drove Petrino to a hospital. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0bbffa9f-b0b0-4400-a7b6-66f541588231.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="370" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0bbffa9f-b0b0-4400-a7b6-66f541588231.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ron Anderson, left, of Gravel Ridge, Ark., and Chance Blessing, right, of Fayetteville, Ark., wait for a rally to begin in support of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino in Fayetteville, Ark., Monday, April 9, 2012. Petrino has been placed on paid leave pending a a review by athletic director Jeff Long after it was learned that Petrino had a 25-year old female employee with him during a motorcycle ride that ended in a crash. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>