Arkansas fans sound off on Bobby Petrino’s head coaching candidacy after Auburn loss
By Sydney Hunte
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If there’s any possibility of Bobby Petrino getting the Arkansas job permanently, that’s in further jeopardy after Saturday.
The Razorbacks coughed up a 21-10 halftime lead on their way to a 33-24 loss to Auburn on Saturday. That included an ugly fourth quarter that saw Taylen Green throw 3 interceptions.
Petrino was 34-17 in four seasons at Arkansas from 2008 to 2011. But he was terminated for lying to university officials about his relationship with a staff member in the athletic department.
He returned to the sidelines in 2013, first at Western Kentucky and then at Louisville, his second stint with the program. He then spent three seasons at Missouri State before eventually (and rather surprisingly) returning to Fayetteville in 2024 as Sam Pittman‘s OC.
That brings us to Saturday. Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek has stated that Petrino would be considered a candidate for the full-time job. But even though the Razorbacks played Tennessee and Texas A&M to one-possession games and had a double-digit lead over Auburn, it hasn’t resulted in wins. Arkansas is now 0-3 with Petrino in charge.
Razorback fans on social media gave their thoughts on Petrino’s fading prospects of having his interim tag dropped:
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
