Reports: Arkansas preparing to hire Bobby Petrino for OC job

(Photo credit: Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK)Bobby Petrino and Arkansas appear to be headed for an unlikely reunion.

Arkansas is finalizing a deal to make Petrino its next offensive coordinator, ESPN and 247Sports reported Tuesday.

After ESPN reported that Arkansas was "vetting" its former head coach, 247Sports reported that "the deal is done," only missing Petrino's signature.

Petrino, 62,