Sources: Petrino overhauls staff, fires assistants

Bobby Petrino started overhauling his coaching unit astatine Arkansas connected Monday morning, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel, firing 3 antiaircraft assistants conscionable 1 time aft being named the Razorbacks' interim coach.

Petrino dismissed antiaircraft coordinator Travis Williams, antiaircraft enactment manager Deke Adams and antiaircraft adjunct Marcus Woodson, sources told Thamel, successful the latest moves aft Arkansas' 56-13 location nonaccomplishment to Notre Dame.

The Razorbacks appointed Petrino arsenic an interim replacement for Sam Pittman, who was fired Sunday aft five-plus seasons arsenic Arkansas' caput coach.

Petrino, 64, returned to Arkansas successful 2023 arsenic violative coordinator aft serving successful a fig of jobs. In 4 years arsenic the Razorbacks' caput coach, helium went 34-17, including consecutive double-digit-victory seasons successful 2010 and 2011.

Petrino was progressive successful a single-vehicle motorcycle clang successful April 2012 that near him with 4 breached ribs. At first, helium said helium was riding alone, but a constabulary study revealed a pistillate was riding with him. The pistillate turned retired to beryllium a erstwhile Arkansas jock who was successful a romanticist narration with the joined Petrino. The manager had fixed her a occupation successful the shot programme and a $20,000 gift.

Petrino was fired by then-athletic manager Jeff Long for misleading his bosses astir what happened with the mishap and his narration with the shot staffer.

Pittman, 63, went 32-34 with the Razorbacks.

ESPN's Pete Thamel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.