re: CBS, Sporting News: Petrino will be fired

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If I’m Long, I’m reaching out to Malzahn’s agent right now and gauging his interest. It’s a tough spot for Malzahn, who is grateful for Arkansas State giving him an opportunity after jobs at North Carolina and Kansas were Swift-boated by some nut fan who posted spliced video of Malzahn’s wife, Kristi, speaking at a church event.

Malzahn was the hottest assistant coach in the nation after the 2010 season at Auburn, after his offense and his development of Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton changed the game. He was still hot even after Auburn regressed this past season.

That is, until the video went viral.

And here’s why Long and everyone in Fayetteville should run to Malzahn right now: Instead of blaming the video, Malzahn embraced his wife and her comments. In other words, loyalty to her means more than the next job.

Think about that as the Petrino debate rages on.

The reality is, Malzahn may not leave Arkansas State. He may not turn his back on the one school that wasn’t scared off by some lunatic with an agenda and an ability to splice video.

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