FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino agreed to a new seven-year contract Saturday through the 2017 season.
The contract comes amid speculation that Petrino was a potential candidate for the Florida opening after Urban Meyer resigned Wednesday.
The deal will increase Petrino’s average annual salary to $3.56 million, a raise from $2.7 million under his previous contract. It also expands his current noncompete clause to all Southeastern Conference schools rather than just SEC West.
Petrino is 23-14 in three seasons at Arkansas, improving from 5-7 his first season to 10-2 this year. The No. 8 Razorbacks will face Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4, the school’s first BCS bowl game.
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