Seven years after being terminated as the University of Arkansas head football coach, Bobby Petrino returned to the Natural State to apologize for his actions.
In front of a sold-out crowd at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's weekly meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel, Petrino expressed remorse for covering up his relationship with a then-25-year-old employee of the Razorbacks football program.
"I wanted to be able to come here today and apologize to everybody -- the fans, the players -- and truly tell you how sorry I am for the way it ended," an emotional Petrino said. "I also wanted to come here and thank you for what this state did for me and my family.