▁V and als . ▁ ▁The ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁former ▁Louis ville ▁head ▁coach ▁Bobby ▁Pet r ino , ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁had ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁V and als ▁football ▁program , ▁serving ▁as ▁wide ▁rece ivers ▁coach ▁under ▁John ▁L . ▁Smith ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 4 . ▁Re actions ▁to ▁the ▁h iring ▁were ▁over wh el ming ly ▁positive . ▁Ark ansas ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁Jeff ▁Long ▁pra ised ▁Id aho ' s ▁h iring ▁of ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino , ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁named ▁Pet r ino ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁if ▁not ▁for ▁his ▁last ▁name . ▁( Paul ' s ▁brother , ▁Bobby , ▁was ▁fired ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal ▁stem ming ▁from ▁an ▁extr amar ital ▁affair ▁and ▁John ▁L . ▁Smith ▁was ▁h ired ▁instead ). ▁A ▁Mont ana ▁native , ▁Paul ▁Pet r ino ▁returned ▁to ▁Moscow ▁with ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁off ensive ▁master mind , ▁over see ing ▁a ▁Raz or back ▁off ense ▁that ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁explos ive ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁players ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League . ▁Pet r ino , ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁prior ▁head ▁co aching ▁experience , ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁( wide ▁rece ivers / running ▁back s ▁coach / special ▁teams ▁coordin ator , ▁ 1