It is no secret that there is a lot of talk around the current state of the football program and its head coach, Bobby Petrino. The proverbial elephant in the athletic department, if you will. A 2-5 start, with an 0-4 conference record and no wins against the power 5, sparks the conversations of whether a change needs to be made at the helm.
The big problem with terminating Petrino after this year, or the next 3 years for that matter, is his massive buyout that former Athletic Director Tom Jurich locked in with his contract extension in 2016.