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Bobby Petrino Was Texting Greg Brohm Right Before The Crash
Going through Bobby Petrino's phone records, there's a series of text messages to and from a single phone number in the minutes before and after the crash....
Here Are Bobby Petrino's Phone Records
We received phone records from Bobby Petrino's university-issued cellphone dating back to Sept. 12, and the contact with Jessica Dorrell begins almost immediately. From phone tag at 10:33 a.m. on the Monday before the Troy game, to a flurry of calls the evening after the police report naming her was...
Two Blonde Blow-Up Dolls Got Motorcycle Rides On The Arkansas Campus Today
And this photo of them was spotted by a reader named Trey. This much is known: The two outlaws driving certainly weren't Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. So was this a protest against the university's decision to fire Bobby Petrino? An attempted re-enactment of the infamous accident scene? A double da...
Bobby Petrino Issues Apology: "I Have No One To Blame But Myself"
After Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long's emotional press conference to announce the firing of Bobby Petrino, the ex-Razorbacks football coach released this statement, apologizing for the conduct that led to his dismissal. ...
Arkansas AD Jeff Long Nearly Brought To Tears While Reading Moving Statement About Petrino's Firing
Here's the tail end of Arkansas Razorbacks athletic director Jeff Long's opening statement to his presser on the firing of head football coach Bobby Petrino. It was one of several times in his statement he was nearly brought to tears and had to stop to collect himself, which is understandable give...
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Arkansas Has Fired Bobby Petrino [UPDATE]
ESPN's Joe Schad is reporting Arkansas has fired head football coach Bobby Petrino, and a press conference is due to take place any moment now at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville at which we presume this news will be officially released by Razorbacks AD Jeff Long. We don't know if Petrino was notif...
Science: Sun And Wind Probably Did Not Cause Bobby Petrino's Motorcycle Crash
There are only two people who know what caused Bobby Petrino's cherry red Harley-Davidson Road King to skid off the highway earlier this month: Bobby Petrino and Jessica Dorrell. In the police report, Dorrell told officers "she did not know what caused this accident." Petrino's statement indicated t...
Arkansas Students Held A Pro-Bobby Petrino Rally And Made Some Amazing Signs
"Team Save Coach Petrino" has more than 21,000 followers on Facebook, but just 200 devoted souls showed up to a pro-Petrino rally at The Gardens on Arkansas's campus last night. The fans are urging UA athletic director Jeff Long not to punish Bobby Petrino for his part in a motorcycle crash—and the ...
Bobby Petrino Kept Jessica Dorrell A Secret As Long As Possible: More Crash Details Emerge
From the beginning, Bobby Petrino's motorcycle accident raised questions beyond the comely blonde involved. From the point of view of the Arkansas State Police, they needed to quickly clear up the matter of Captain Lance King, an off-duty officer who transported Petrino—but not Dorrell—to the hospit...
Bobby Petrino Investigation To Continue Through Weekend, Jessica Dorrell "In Safe Mode"
The Associated Press tracked down Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long today and he intimated the investigation into Bobby Petrino continues and will likely last through Easter Sunday. Long is said to be "examining a variety of issues surrounding Petrino's motorcycle accident last weekend." Obvious...
Amateur Motorcyclist, World Class Adulterer And Asshole: Bobby Petrino's Greatest Hits
Bobby Petrino is no stranger to the thrill of flirting. His dalliance with Jessica Dorrell and their ill-fated motorcycle jaunt is only the latest in a just another notch in the belt-filled career. He's bounced from program to program and coached college kids and professionals, never staying more t...
Bobby Petrino Admits Having "Inappropriate Relationship," Placed On Paid Administrative Leave
University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave by the university, after he failed to disclose that 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell, a recent hire to the football staff, was his motorcycle companion during last Sunday's crash that put him in a neck brace....
Bobby Petrino Had A 25-Year-Old Former Volleyball Player On His Motorcycle When He Crashed
The police report for Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino's motorcycle crash on Sunday shows he had a previously unmentioned passenger: Jessica Dorrell, recently named student-athlete development coordinator for football. ...
Wilt And Phog, Two Jayhawks Passing In The Night
Forced to retire at 70 years old, Phog Allen landed one last recruit: a tall kid out of Philadelphia named Wilt. Allen coached Chamberlain for one year, on Kansas's freshman team, but it was Dick Harp who led Chamberlain and company to the triple-overtime 1957 title game against UNC, by some telling...
Your Final Four Open Thread: Ohio State vs. Kansas
Ohio State and Kansas battle for a chance to play Kentucky for the national championship on Monday. It's a rematch with much more on the line and this time Jared Sullinger is playing. You know the drill. Have at it in the comments....
Kansas Has The Only Female Strength And Conditioning Coach In Men's Division I Basketball
Andrea Hudy is her name and, according to (former Deadspin Bentern) Ben Cohen's nice profile in the Wall Street Journal, she is believed to be Division I's only strength and conditioning coach who is simultaneously female. Hudy began her career at UConn, where she worked with both the men's and wom...
Kansas State Has Some Bullshit Excuse For How They Learned About Jamar Samuels's Ineligibility
So I'm going to tell you a story, and you tell me if it sounds made-up, because Kansas State is sticking to it and saying it's definitely not made up....
Your NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Day Two Open Thread
Baylor and Kentucky start the day off at 2:20 p.m. and then Roy Williams and UNC take on the still-special Kansas Jayhawks at 5:05 p.m. All the action is on CBS and in the comments below. Enjoy....
Which Grantland Writer Does Dave Chappelle Follow On Twitter?
Dave Chappelle joined Twitter recently, and although he hasn't yet mastered the medium, he has a bunch of followers. (Several reputable comedians tweeted out that @chappelledavidk was the man's real handle, and the masses naturally flocked—he was not so long ago among the world's most prolific funny...
Southern Miss Pep Band Members Who Chanted "Where's Your Green Card?" Have Been Kicked Off The Pep Band
We first showed you what it looked and sounded like last week, when members of the Southern Miss pep band put their ignorance on full display by taking aim at Kansas State's Angel Rodriguez during the first round of the NCAA tournament. In case you missed it, we've again posted the video for you a...