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Well there's a new job opening today at the University of Arkansas they are taking -- is there for the head football coach position.
Bobby Petrino -- for a laundry list of offenses including putting is 25 year old mistress on his staff.
Never a good idea folks also abusing his authority is on the list and misleading school administrators.
Rick Leventhal joins me live now so what -- is doing to a program that had hopes.
Of winning a national championship back.
A lot of turmoil right now Martha coach Bobby Petrino built the razorbacks into a Southeastern Conference powerhouse they finished last season ranked fifth in the nation.
121 in five record over the past two years but between -- off field behavior.
Got him fired.
Petrino a married father of four hired his mistress 25 year old Jessica Burrell for a job on the team he also admitted giving her.
Twenty grand in cash but more importantly for the university.
Between I've tried to hide the fact that the -- was on his motorcycle.
When he crashed it April 1 that's why you saw those injuries on his face -- They say hid from police and then from his boss and everyone else.
Coach Petrino knowingly misled the athletics department and the university about the circumstances related to his accident.
He had multiple opportunities over a four day period.
To be forthcoming with me he chose not to.
He treated the news media and the general public in a similar manner.
-- was fired with cause meaning he loses his three and a half million dollar salary.
And it eighteen million dollar buyout clause.
Direct the athletic director says that there was no way that Petrino could save his job given all that's right we he said there was an issue -- broken trust.
He says that they expect the same character and integrity from employees that they do from students.
Petrino did apologize in this statement.
Saying quote all I have been able to think about it the number of people I've let down by making selfish decisions.
I chose to engage in improper relationship.
I also made several -- decisions following the end of that relationship in the aftermath of the accident I accept full responsibility for what happened.
Before Arkansas up trio held fifteen job for eleven different programs -- 24 seasons including head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and says.
He wants to return to the sidelines once he's quote.
Healed the wounds he created more than.
Some -- like eleven thank you --
