Petrino will have a chance now, shot by a scandal, and he blamed no one but himself to escape.
"The simplest answer I have: I'm sorry," he said. "These two words seem very inadequate. But this is my heart."
Athletic Director Jeff Long shed Petrino Tuesday and presented a long list of great harm to the man whom he hired from the Atlanta Falcons four years ago.
He tore the Petrino hire him and his mistress for deliberately misled about the secret relationship that had been exposed as a result of his journey in April, along with the bike, which ended in disaster. Petrino said he missed several chances in the last 10 days to tell the truth about the case, who crossed the line into infidelity of favoritism in the workplace.
"He decided to deliberately mislead the public on Tuesday, and thus adversely affects the reputation of the University of Arkansas and our football program," Long said, choking as he spoke the players say their manager was not there. "In short, Coach Petrino is engaged in pattern of deception and manipulation, designed to deceive me and athletics staff before and after a motorcycle accident."
Petrino, 51, a married father of four children, maintained relations with inappropriate Jessica Dorrell 25 years of "significant" amount of time and at some point in his $ 20,000, Long said.
Long would not disclose details of the payment, or when the money changed hands, but said that both sides have confirmed a "gift." Kevin Trainor, press Long, said the money came from Petrino, not university funds.
Petrino apologized at length and said he was inclined to try to make amends to his family.
"All I could think of is the number of people that I gave up the decision-making, self-centered," he said. "I have decided to participate in an abusive relationship. J" I also made some bad decisions after the end of this relationship, and as a result of the accident. I accept full responsibility for what happened. "
Dorrell, a former volleyball player Razorbacks, Razorbacks worked in the Fund before she was hired Petrino March 28, four days before the accident on a rural road 20 miles outside of Fayetteville. Long said that she was one of three finalists out of 159 candidates, and got the job after only a short time.
Petrino never disclosed his conflict of interest in hiring or pay Dorrell and clearly was an unfair advantage over other candidates, Long said.
"Coach Petrino has abused his authority when, in recent weeks, he decided on a personal and individual choices that benefit themselves and jeopardize the integrity of the football program," said Long.
Petrino Arkansas built a national power in the four seasons, including a record 21.5 in the last two years, and he was in the midst of a seven-year contract under which the average salary of 3.53 million dollars per year. The article has long been granted the right to suspend or dismiss a coach of conduct "or adversely affect the reputation of sports programs (university) in any case."
Long Petrino was dismissed "with cause" - meaning that it has received a ransom of 18 million are detailed in the contract - and there were no discussions on ways to keep in Arkansas Petrino. Long Petrino met Tuesday morning to inform him that there are grounds for termination and that the coach was "concerned" about it. Long sent a letter Petrino today officially inform him that he was fired.
"I decided to do this in writing because it is the conditions of his contract," he said.
Long declined to comment when asked about the status of Dorrell. She was hired as coordinator of student athletes of Arkansas football, paid $ 55,735 a year to organize visits to the campus set for the team and help in the initial right of each player's input
She was "at some point," seeks to Josh Morgan, director of competitive swimming and diving, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the details I have not been disclosed. Morgan said that the man is still working at the University of .
Petrino finished his tenure in Arkansas with a 34-17 record in four years, which led to the Razorbacks № 5 in last season's final ranking and the Cotton Bowl victory over Kansas State. In the fourth Tyler Wilson, running back Knile Davis and others return, we're talking about Arkansas, because the two giants SEC West, Alabama, national champion and vice-LSU.
And maybe pigs will be. But they will not do with Petrino.
Beginning of the end came on April 1, Petrino, who first described as a Sunday spent with his wife in the lake region.
Instead, he went and Dorrell for evening walks and skidded off the road in an accident that left him with four broken ribs, cracked vertebrae in his neck and bruises on his face. Motorcycle enthusiasts say that the sun and the wind caused him to lose control.
The fact that he did not mention at the press conference after two days and long term for another two days, Dorrell is the presence, except for a vague reference to a "lady" who stopped the passage of the drivers. Everything changed when the state police released an accident report. Petrino, warned the State Trooper, which normally provides security for him during the season, have long been told 20 minutes before the report was released, and he admitted that he calls the inappropriate relationship with the previous Dorrell. Long put him on paid leave.
He can not do better for Petrino. Audio 911 call reporting the accident revealed that he and Dorrell did not want the police called in an accident, and police later revealed that he asked whether it was necessary to give the name of the passenger in the accident.
Petrino was named Dorrell and the presence of the investigators, but only after a long time to mislead both the public and during his press conference. The school even made a statement in the family Petrino on the day after the accident, who said "no" to other persons were involved.
Fraud and how Dorrell was hired for too long.
"Our expectations of quality and integrity of our employees can not be less than we expect from our students," Long said. "No one more than the team, Razorback football program at the University of Arkansas."
The constancy of the coach with the Razorbacks began under a cloud of second guessing after the abrupt departure from Atlanta's 13 games in a season in 2007.
Petrino left a farewell note in the lockers of players in Atlanta, but did not tell them of his resignation in the face. He was inducted into the end of the night, as the new coach Razorbacks, taking with him the image of wandering after the 15 jobs in 11 different programs and organizations in 24 seasons. He is infamous meeting with Auburn in 2003 to talk about adoption of the Tigers head coach Tommy Tuberville at the same time was not.
Nevertheless, he was met in Arkansas and took the school to its BCS bowl game after the first season in 2010, losing in the Sugar Bowl in Ohio. It has improved its win total each year. 5.7 Arkansas its first season in 2008, the second 5.8 until the end of 10-3 and 2.11 in the last two seasons.
In a statement, Petrino said he and his staff had left Arkansas in better shape, and wished him success.
"Because of my own mistakes, we will not get to finish our goal of building a championship program," he said. "My only goal at this point to try to repair the damage I have done for my family. They do not ask for this and deserve better. I'm going to be a better husband, father and man, as a result of this and are working every day to prove that for my family, my friends and others.
"I love football. I love to workout. I certainly hope I can find my way back to the profession I love. At the same time, I will do everything possible to heal the wounds that have" created ".
Assistant coach Taver Johnson will continue the program until spring practice, ending the game with a spring school on April 21. Long said he has asked other staff, including offensive coordinator Paul Petrino, brother of Petrino, to stay at least until then.
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