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Bobby Petrino: Missouri State's new coach says he's learned from his past

It's no secret Bobby Petrino has had his fair share of controversy over his coaching career.

Missouri State's new head football coach was introduced Thursday morning after a day in which national media outlets ripped the university for hiring him due to his past mistakes.

On April 1, 2012, Petrino was involved in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in northwest Arkansas.

Petrino initially told university officials he was alone on the motorcycle, but it eventually came out that he had a passenger — then-25-year-old Jessica Dorrell.