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Petrino Put On Paid Leave

By: Scott McCaulley, Hometown Rado Sports Director
Posted: Friday, April 06, 2012

Arkansas Head Football Coach Bobby Petrino has been put on Paid Adminstrative Leave after he revealed a female employee of the university was a passenger on his Motorcycle that crashed near Fayetteville last weekend.

Petrino had initially said he was alone on the motorcycle that crashed Sunday aftenoon, but Petrino informed his family and Arkansas officials late Thursday afternoon that Jessica Dorrell, an employee in the Athletic Department, was with him. In a statement issued by Petrino, he admitted to a previous inappropriate relationship to Dorrell, Athletic Director Jeff Long announced at a press conference late Thursday night that he has put Petrino on Paid Administrative Leave while he investigates the incident. The Arkansas State Police released the accident report on Thursday listing Dorrell as a passenger on the motorcycle