- ABC News
- November 29, 2023
Only in his dreams did Bobby Petrino think he'd ever return to Arkansas to coach football. More than a decade after being fired as head coach for cause, however, he's returning as the Hogs' offensive coordinator. "It's something I hoped would happen. Wasn't sure if it ever would, but it is a dream come true to be able to go back to the University of Arkansas and do anything I possibly can to make it right this time," Petrino told ESPN on Wednesday. "I'm grateful to coach [Sam] Pittman and [athletic director] Hunter Yurachek for making it happen." Petrino, as Arkansas' head coach from 2008 to 2011, guided the Razorbacks to their most successful two-season stretch since the Frank Broyles days in the 1960s. The Hogs won 10 games in 2010 and 11 games in 2011 and capped that season with a Cotton Bowl victory and No. 5 ranking in the final polls. It's the only time since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992 that it had put together back-to-back winning records (6-2) in SEC league...