Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino was fired Tuesday night after Petrino’s “pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior,” according to Athletic Director Jeff Long.

If you feel like you’ve seen Petrino have a grand exit from a coaching job before it’s because you have. Petrino has made a pattern of leaving jobs on bad terms and the Arkansas case is no different from his previous employers.

“I’m sorry,” Petrino said in a statement. “These two words seem very inadequate. But that is my heart. All I have been able to think about is the number of people I’ve let down by making selfish decisions. I’ve taken a lot of criticism in the past. Some deserved, some not deserved. This time, I have no one to blame but myself.”

The Petrino firing comes after the coach’s motorcycle accident that happened on April 1. It was reported by the LA Times that Petrino was brought to the hospital and was in stable condition after the accident.

In a statement released by his family, Petrino’s accident “involved no other individuals,” but it was discovered later that Petrino was with 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell. Dorrell was a former Arkansas volleyball player, and a current employee hired by Petrino.

When the police report for the accident came out on April 5 and cited that there was indeed another person involved, Petrino would later admit that he and Dorrell were having an inappropriate relationship.

Long would go on to say that Petrino’s relationship with Dorrell was not the reason for his dismissal but rather the dishonesty he showed about the accident and the fact he hid the relationship from Arkansas officials when Dorrell was hired.

Arkansas may have not fired him because of the relationship but they could have made a strong case for to do so. The 51-year-old Petrino is married and has four children.

“In this case, Coach Petrino abused his authority when he made a staff hire that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program,” Long said.

Long said that Dorrell was still an employee with the university even though the report indicated that the inappropriate relationship had been going on “for a significant amount of time.”

The reaction around Fayetteville has been mixed after Arkansas competed for a national championship in 2011-12. The team was 11-2 and their only two losses came in SEC play against LSU and Alabama, the two teams that played in the title game. The Razorbacks finished their season with an impressive 29-16 win over No. 8 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.

Hopes were high for 2012-13 with a strong core of returning players and a relatively favorable schedule. They also have arguably the nation’s best running back in Knile Davis who was expected to carry the team to a BCS Bowl game.

Petrino’s exit from Arkansas is just the latest incident in a trend of ugly departures that he has become known for over the years. He interviewed for the Auburn job when former coach Tommy Tuberville, who had given Petrino his first big break as an offensive coordinator, was still employed by the university.

After landing the Louisville job and bringing them to the national spotlight, Petrino bolted for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. He didn’t even finish one full season in Atlanta before jumping ship after 13 games for the Arkansas job.

Because of his ability to burn bridges, there has not been much sympathy from his former players. Former Falcon DeAngelo Hall let his hatred for Petrino show when he was asked about his old coach last weekend.