Paul Petrino

Paul Vincent Petrino (born May 25, 1967) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Idaho.

Early life
Born in Butte, Montana, Petrino grew up in Helena and graduated from its Capital High School. Recruited by the University of Montana in Missoula, Petrino stayed in Helena and attended Carroll College. He played quarterback on the school's football team, where his father Bob was the longtime head coach (1971–98). Both are members of Carroll's athletic hall of fame.

Coaching career
Petrino began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Carroll shortly after graduation. He worked as an assistant coach, wide receiver coach, and offensive coordinator at several other schools in the next 20 years, including a short stint with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 2007. In 2006, while serving as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Louisville, Petrino was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

On December 2, 2012, Petrino was named as the new head coach at Idaho, where he had worked in the early 1990s under John L. Smith. After the announcement, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long praised Petrino, saying he would have named Petrino the interim Arkansas head coach if not for his brother Bobby's resignation after a scandal. Following the 2016 season, Petrino was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year after improving the team from 4–8 the previous season to 8–4.

Personal life
Petrino is the younger brother, by six years, of former Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino; both were quarterbacks at Carroll. When Paul was a player, Bobby was the offensive coordinator. The brothers have worked together on coaching teams such as Louisville, the Atlanta Falcons, and Arkansas.