Jessica Dorrell, the Arkansas student-athlete development coordinator whose affair with former coach Bobby Petrino led to his firing, has been placed on paid leave by the university.

The former Razorbacks volleyball player was hired by Petrino at a salary of $55,735 on March 28. Dorrell, 25, and the 51-year-old Petrino exchanged more than 4,300 text messages and nearly 300 phone calls over the last seven months.

After the two were involved in a motorcycle accident, Petrino told police that he was the only one on the bike.

Petrino, who is married with four children, later admitted to a "previous inappropriate relationship" - but did not specifically divulge Dorrell as the other party.