Bobby Petrino to the image of perfection came to a sudden and surprising end to Arkansas.
The Razorbacks coach has been paid administrative leave Thursday evening, less than seven hours after his boss, athletic director Jeff Long, learned Petrino did not disclose he had been riding for a female employee of the semester, when the motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend.
Petrino said he is concerned about protecting his family and keeping an "inappropriate relationship to the public."
It was a stunning revelation of the highly successful coach, who prides himself in full control of the private life and intensive personal life. Petrino now in their fate, and performed a long review.
The Razorbacks coach has been paid administrative leave Thursday evening, less than seven hours after his boss, athletic director Jeff Long, learned Petrino did not disclose he had been riding for a female employee of the semester, when the motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend.
Petrino said he is concerned about protecting his family and keeping an "inappropriate relationship to the public."
It was a stunning revelation of the highly successful coach, who prides himself in full control of the private life and intensive personal life. Petrino now in their fate, and performed a long review.
"I fully cooperate with the university during this process and hope to repair a relationship with my family, my athletic director, the razorback nation, and continues to be the head coach of the Razorbacks," said a statement issued to the university.
Long announced the decision to leave Petrino a late evening press conference, one that had recalls when the former Atlanta Falcons coach was hired to the Razorbacks on december 11, 2007. Long said there was no time line defining the future of the Razorbacks Petrino.
"I am the beginning of the review. I do not know what I'm going to find," said Long. "I am disappointed that Coach Petrino does not share with me when I had the opportunity to fully and who was involved in an accident."
Long said he did not hear the passengers _ a former volleyball player and current employees of Arkansas football program Jessica Dorrell, who is 25 _ as long as 51 years old Petrino called Thursday afternoon, a few minutes later a police report was given to him to reveal the presence of the accident.
Assistant Head Coach Tavern Johnson was responsible for the program. Long lead testing, based on the behavior clauses in Petrino's contract, suspension or firing.
"I hope that a resolution soon," said Long. I certainly do not have all the answers here tonight, as we meet. But again there is a duty and responsibility to obtain the information and then act in accordance with the information. "
Petrino, who is married with four children, not to mention there was a passenger in a press conference on Tuesday, two days after Sunday's accident, and a statement that caused the school day Petrino's family saying that "there are no other persons" involved. Petrino said he then spent Sunday with his wife, Becky, a lake and went for an evening ride.His only mention Dorrell was vague, and without identification.
"When I came out of the hole, there was a lady there that was marked down by a car," Petrino said Tuesday, nursing four broken ribs and a neck wearing a brace to support the cervical spine is cracked. "The guy was on the passenger seat said, 'Get in, just take straight to the hospital instead of waiting," so the car and headed for Fayetteville. "
Petrino apologized Thursday's statement acknowledged that his silence on Dorrell.
"I have been in constant pain, medication, and the circumstances affecting the wreckage came out in pieces. I said, no doubt concern under the name Jessica Dorrell turned out," he said. "In retrospect, I showed a serious error when it ruled, can not be precise about these details. Today, it has not recognized the right relationship with my family and the sports department of public administration."
Dorrell, who did not return a call seeking comment, was hired on March 28 Petrino as the student-athlete development coordinator after serving as a fundraiser for razorback Foundation. He is responsible for the recruitment process of organizing a football team, including the initial eligibility of all incoming players.
Long said he had not decided to stay Dorrell.
Petrino signed a new seven-year contract in December 2010 after the regular season third in the Arkansas. The contract, which is an average of $ 3.53 million a year, there was a clause that would allow Arkansas to dismiss Petrino is "engaging in conduct as solely determined by the university, which is obviously contrary to the nature and responsibilities of a person occupying the head football coach, or which negatively or adversely affect the reputation of (university) programs, athletics in any way. "
According to the police when Petrino rode the Dorrell lost control of the motorcycle. Dorrell said the report that he was not sure what caused the accident, which Petrino could not maneuver a turn, and laid the motorcycle on the left while sliding down a rural two-lane highway about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville.
Petrino said the report, the wind and the sun caused the accident. The police report said Petrino and Dorrell was a passerby in a southeast intersection in Fayetteville, where a state police officer in the hospital Petrino.
The police report said Dorrell has not been to the hospital and that he fell off his vehicle which is parked at the intersection. State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said he did not try to hide Dorrell Petrino left for the case where the issue on Tuesday.
"Coach Petrino was cooperative as anyone that we can ever hope to see you in the traffic crash," said Sadler.
Petrino, who was not wearing a helmet, was hospitalized and has since returned to the practice. The police report said he would not be cited, that the accident happened near the small town of Crosses is a popular route for bikers. Petrino said he has been an avid rider since he was 10, and Helena, Mont., Native said years ago that he was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and four others.
Petrino just finished the fourth season in the Razorbacks, who has developed a national competition next to the clock. He is 34-17 in four seasons at the school, 21-5 over the last two and the Hogs finished last season ranked No. 5 after losing only to national champion runner-up LSU and Alabama.
Petrino is a former NFL coach, so after 13 games in Atlanta in the 2007 season to join the Razorbacks. He endured a lot of criticism for a way out of Atlanta, from fans and former players alike, so the midseason.
