For a day, Bobby Petrino will return to the big stage.
The controversial coach will open his first season guiding Missouri State, a Football Championship Subdivision program, on Saturday night at No. 5 Oklahoma.
Petrino has a 119-56 career college record in 14 seasons at Louisville, Arkansas and Western Kentucky. He looks forward to helping the Bears bounce back from a 1-10 finish last season.
“I’m real excited about the opportunity here,” he said. “I think we’ve got a really good base to recruit to. We’ve got a really good area where we can go out and find not only high school players but junior college players.