Western Kentucky head football coach Bobby Petrino yells to his players during the Red vs. White annual spring college football game at Houchens-Smith Stadium, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Bowling Green, Ky. Red Team won 42-3.
Western Kentucky football coach Bobby Petrino talks to reporters about the NCAA college football team's signing class Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in Bowling Green, Ky.
New Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, left, shakes hands with student Jared Willis at an NCAA college football news conference, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a "pattern of misleading" behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding a motorcycle with his mistress as a passenger but now wants to make the most of his second chance.
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012, file photo, new Western Kentucky head coach Bobby Petrino, left, shakes hands with student Jared Willis at an NCAA college football news conference in Bowling Green, Ky. The end of December was already significant for Western Kentucky because the Hilltoppers will play in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Now that game has become almost an afterthought in the wake of Petrino's hiring.
New Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema, left, speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. At center and right are Bielema's wife Jen and athletic director Jeff Long. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April.
Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, left, presents new Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, right, with an Arkansas cap, during a news conference to announce Bielema's hire in Fayetteville, Ark., Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012. Bielema, who will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years, replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired in April.
