Atlanta Falcons 12/11/2007 7:03 PMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports HC Bobby Petrino abruptly resigned Tuesday as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons to take the head coaching job at Arkansas, the Falcons confirmed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Petrino resigned about 5:45 p.m.. Owner Arthur Blank said he spoke to Petrino on Monday, and that Petrino assured him that he would be back for his second season with the team. "I feel real fortunate that we have a terrific guy leading our football team," Blank said on Monday. "Our CEO, our coach Bobby Petrino has done a terrific job dealing with adversity this year. He's proven to me that he's a better head coach than I ever thought he was going to be, dealing with the set of cards that unfolded this year."Read more
