Louisville fires Bobby Petrino amid brutal season

The University of Louisville is firing Bobby Petrino as it head football coach, something that was inevitable considering the team’s play this year.

Turns out, losing Lamar Jackson to the NFL was the end of Bobby Petrino’s time at Louisville.

The school fired head coach Bobby Petrino on Sunday morning, two days after the team was blown out 54-23 at the Carrier Dome by the No. 13 Syracuse Orange. On the season, the Cardinals are 2-8 overall and0-7 within the mediocre ACC.

Petrino, 57, was in his fifth season with Louisville, his first four resulting in bowl games. Last year, the Cardinals fell apart down the stretch, as the roster was Jackson and little else. Eventually, Louisville lost in the TaxSlayer Bowl and with a rancid campaign following that disappointing ending in 2017, the school believed it was time to move on.

Many would question why Petrino was given another opportunity to mold young minds in the first place. Petrino has had a litany of issues following him, including him sneaking away from the Atlanta Falcons in the middle of the night — and season — for Arkansas back in 2007. Then, in 2012, there was a famous incident in which he crashed a motorcycle during his time as the Arkansas head coach.

Originally, Petrino claimed he was by himself at the time of the accident, only for the police report to confirm that he was with Jessica Dorrell, a 25-year-old assistant who had previously played on the school’s volleyball team. The affair cost Petrino his job, although he was almost hired immediately by Western Kentucky.

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After an 8-4 season with the Hilltoppers, Petrino was hired away by Louisville, where he lasted through 4+ years.

At 57 years old, this might be the final stop for Petrino. If that’s the case, he will have finished his college career with a 119-56 record, spanning his time with Louisville, Western Kentucky and Arkansas.