9 9 5 – 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Louis ville ▁( wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach , ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 1 9 9 9 ; ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator / wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach , ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Southern ▁Miss ▁( qu arter back s ▁coach , ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁( wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁Illinois ▁( off ensive ▁coordin ator / wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach , ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁under ▁both ▁his ▁brother ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁former ▁V and als ▁head ▁coach ▁John ▁L . ▁Smith ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁at ▁Ark ansas . ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁had ▁extensive ▁rec ruit ing ▁t ies ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁region ▁and ▁Southern ▁United ▁States . ▁Pet r ino ' s ▁original ▁five - year ▁contract ▁paid ▁him ▁an ▁base ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 3 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁would ▁re join ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁as ▁a ▁football - only ▁member ▁with ▁all ▁other ▁sports ▁rejo ining ▁the ▁Big