http://nma.tv<br />Arkansas has fired football coach Bobby Petrino for playing away from home.<br /><br />Petrino, who had revived Razorbacks football program over the past four years, was involved in a motorcycle accident with a female university employee with whom he was having an affair.<br /><br />Petrino wiped out on his Harley on April 1. The subsequent police report revealed that Petrino, who is 51, married and has four children, was riding with Jessica Dorrell, a former Arkansas volleyball player who is 21 and engaged.<br /><br />Petrino had told university officials and the media that he was driving alone and made vague reference to Dorrell as a "a lady" who helped flag down a passing motorist.<br /><br />In fact, Petrino had been in a long relationship with Dorrell, had once given her $20,000 in cash, and had just hired her for a job. Dorrell was engaged to the athletic department's director of swimming and diving operations. Their wedding was less than two months away.<br /><br />Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long told reporters Petrino was fired for not being candid about his "personal and professional relationship."<br />"Coach Petrino knowingly misled the athletics department and the university about the circumstances related to his accident," Long said during a press conference on Tuesday.<br /><br />Petrino boasted a 34-17 record in four seasons as the Razorbacks head coach. Last season the Razorbacks finished with a 11-2 record and ended the season with a Cotton Bowl victory and a top five ranking.
