"He runs a really good system, and he's a proven guy, a proven winner. I hope that he can bring that here and keep the recruiting class that we had going. He can recruit pretty well, and he actually runs the ball quite a bit. I think everything that we needed, he's got."

-- Kyle Stiles, 26, Centerton

"All I really know about him is what I've seen in Atlanta. I think it's cool that we're getting an NFL-caliber coach. All of the losses there don't really worry me since the Falcons really built their team around Vick. Without Vick, they're not a team. I don't blame Petrino for that."

-- Travis Pennington, 21, Fayetteville

"I just said, 'Wow.' I didn't see it coming. I saw it on CNN, and then I was looking for the DVR remote, like, 'Did that just happen?' At first, when I saw 'Breaking News' on the screen, I thought it was something about Vick, about him escaping from jail or something. It's kind of weird because he's taking a pay cut for someone like us. It's a huge pay cut. It was weird to see a professional coach go back to college. It's usually college to pro. He basically demoted himself."

-- Cody Miller, 22, Fayetteville

"My first reaction is that I think it's going to be a decent change. Bobby Petrino did well at Louisville. Petrino is big on discipline and he's real stern."

-- Justin Slaughter, 24, Wynne

"He's from the NFL, so he's going to bring a different, new element to Arkansas football. I think it'll be a change for the better. His time in Atlanta doesn't worry me because it's two different ballgames. I heard his program was decent at Louisville, but he can probably get more talent here, so he could be even better here."

-- Harvey Williams, 25, Wynne