Jessica Dorrell Resigns: Bobby Petrino's Ex-Mistress Leaves Arkansas Football Team

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The former mistress of fired University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has resigned from her position with the program, school officials announced Tuesday.

Jessica Dorrell's decision to step down as the football team's student-athlete development coordinator was mutual and there are no immediately plans to re-fill the job, Athletic Director Jeff Long said in a statement.

Dorrell will be paid about $14,000 to settle "all matters between the parties."

"While Ms. Dorrell had a legitimate right to apply for and accept a position within the football program, the circumstances surrounding the former coach's decision to hire her compromised her ability to be effective in such a position," Long said. "She and I believe she should have the opportunity to move on."

As part of her resignation, Dorrell agreed she would not attempt to sell or profit from her affiliation with Razorback athletics, officials said.

Dorrell didn't immediately return a message seeking comment Tuesday night.

Long fired Petrino last week for not disclosing that he was having an extramarital affair with Dorrell, as required by conflict of interest rules at the school.

Dorrell, a former Arkansas volleyball player, was a Razorback Foundation fundraiser before she was hired over 158 other applicants for the coordinator position. Petrino announced March 28 that Dorrell would take over the position at a salary of nearly $56,000.

Their affair became public after the two went for a motorcycle ride April 1 and skidded off the road, putting Petrino in the hospital and resulting in a police report that contained her identity.

Long has said the two were in a relationship for a "significant" amount of time. Phone records show they exchanged more than 4,300 text messages and nearly 300 phone calls over the past seven months, and possibly photo and video content.

She was placed on leave after news of the affair broke.

Petrino has apologized and said he would not appeal his firing and seek any of the $18 million buyout that was part of his contract. He had the option to appeal as part of the seven-year contract he agreed to in December 2010. The contract was for more than $3.5 million annually and carried the $18 million mutual buyout clause in 2011 and 2012.

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Comments

[SonnyBono]

05:20 PM on 04/19/2012

And somewhere there is a Fox news guy tying himself into knots trying to make this all be Obama's fault.

[luvbulldawgs]

10:58 AM on 04/21/2012

the words of a bono head

[Noodlegirl]

04:23 PM on 04/19/2012

She's 25? You can already see the years on her; she's not going to age well at all. She better hurry up and cash in...Look for her in Playboy within one year.

[TriKyJoKeZ]

12:38 PM on 04/19/2012

Yep

[jayquintana]

07:55 AM on 04/19/2012

If Petrino sent her nude pics of himself... she'll never have to work a day in her life. "Hey, Bobby, I'm thinking of selling those pics of yours. If you think I shouldn't, please contact my attorney, Gloria Alred."

[ToriaCove]

04:42 AM on 04/19/2012

Did I miss something or did Bobby Pertrino lose out on $18M for this woman? If so, I hope she was worth it!

[bart4u]

12:43 AM on 04/19/2012

She should leave. There is no way she could have stayed. Don't think the school will give a great recommendation for her next job.

[raging cynic]

10:29 PM on 04/18/2012

So if she gets a job at another university, the first thing that people will think about the current football coach is..............

[Jacob007]

10:18 PM on 04/18/2012

Next time take it to Vegas. What there stay there.

[zoomgroove]

10:06 PM on 04/18/2012

for the rest of her life when she applies for a job they will g--gle her and find this. she's got a scarlet letter for being so naive.

[jonathanzimmel]

11:15 PM on 04/18/2012

At least she got 1 job... If not for this would have had zero jobs in career.
There was a male applicant with 2 Saban and miles as references

[NextStopWonder]

09:23 AM on 04/19/2012

You think she's naive? I think she knew exactly what she was doing, and it didn't matter at all that it was totally wrong.

[zoomgroove]

12:04 PM on 04/19/2012

i think you are right. and as someone else commented, if she got the coach to send her nude pics of himself she will make some more money.

[Janet Stockey Swanborn]

07:33 PM on 04/18/2012

Which of 'em was married? Which of 'em was older and supposedly wiser? Which of 'em had the most to lose?

[jonathanzimmel]

11:16 PM on 04/18/2012

Difference is he wins games a d makes schools money. Hell get another job.
Will she?

[jonathanzimmel]

11:17 PM on 04/18/2012

Oh and she is also engaged to yet another colleague

[listgirl3]

05:25 PM on 04/18/2012

This guy has a mistress and everyone here tears up this girl.

Wow. Good job.

[Rod Paulson]

07:57 PM on 04/18/2012

Ya, the point you are trying to make......................?

[nishioka]

08:46 PM on 04/18/2012

She did bring it on herself. Unless you don't think a 25 year old woman is old enough to take responsibility for her own actions, that is.

[listgirl3]

09:29 AM on 04/19/2012

Nope - not buying it. He was a married man who entered into this affair equally. He his just as much at fault. To totally trash this girl is so wrong. And let's not even talk about the hypocritical aspects....anyone want to talk about religion here?

[SportsChump]

05:09 PM on 04/18/2012

I'm sure the taxpayers or Arkansas are just ecstatic about where their money's going.

http://sportschump.net/2012/04/16/coaches-gone-wild-the-unfortunate-cases-of-gregg-williams-bobby-petrino-and-stan-van-gundy/8937/

[TooKrunk]

04:37 PM on 04/18/2012

I heard it was really awkward when she had to return to the office to pick up some her personal items. Things like her motorcycle helmet, her bottle of mane and tail, and her favorite salt lick.

[WorldGoneWild]

03:33 PM on 04/18/2012

Eighteen million could not convince Bobby Petrino to leave some random hoochie alone and just be a coach? Sad.

[Rod Paulson]

07:59 PM on 04/18/2012

Sometimes the brain is not the thing that controls mens' actions............

[Cranmer1549]

03:04 PM on 04/18/2012

"Dorrell will be paid about $14,000 to settle "all matters between the parties."

Wow, I wonder what dirt she had on other people in the program!

[Golfer59]

03:21 PM on 04/18/2012

Really? She got $14,000.00 PEANUTS!!!

[G D]

08:53 PM on 04/18/2012

I'm from Arkansas and trust me 14K goes a looooong way!

[walkerhds]

04:11 PM on 04/18/2012

not much at all. not for that kind of settlement.