Petrino returning to Arkansas
Illinois offensive coordinator Paul Petrino is leaving the program today and will return to coach at Arkansas. Petrino joined the Illinois staff after working for his brother Bobby with the Razorbacks.
Illinois quarterback coach Jeff Brohm will be the offensive coordinator for the Dec. 31 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against UCLA.
"I am extremely thrilled to have Paul become a member of our staff again," said Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino. "Paul has had several options with high level programs the past few days and I'm excited he made the decision to rejoin our program. His experience the last two seasons, blended with our philosophy will give us continuity with our aggressive scheme. Paul has a talented offensive mind and he has had great success every step of his career. His offensive numbers and rankings speak for themselves, and he has always had an incredible ability to develop players."
Apparently Petrino was not seriously considered for the Head Coach position.
At least by him leaving (and not being fired by the new coach) we save about $400,000--and not increase the $3 million liability still due to the Zooker and any assistants that would be fired. I'm sure others will follow and more money will be saved.
This is all good, since the new coach will want to bring in his own guys anyway.
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