 In his acknowledgement of the report, Petrino admitted to having engaged in a "previous inappropriate relationship" with Dorrell.As a result of this information, athletics director Jeff Long placed Petrino on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation.On April 10, 2012, after his investigation, Long announced that he had fired Petrino with cause, saying that Petrino "engaged in a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident."