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Louisville fires coach Steve Kragthorpe

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:10:06 +0000

Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade.

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Louisville fires Kragthorpe after dismal season

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:27:49 +0000

Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade. Athletic director Tom Jurich met with Kragthorpe Saturday morning, hours after the Cardinals finished the season with a 34-14 loss to Rutgers. Kragthorpe went 15-21 in three seasons after replacing Bobby Petrino in January 2007. He had two years remaining on a contract that paid him about $1.1 annually.

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Louisville fires Kragthorpe after three years without bowl

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:19:32 +0000

Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade.

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Louisville fires coach Steve Kragthorpe

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:06:06 +0000

Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade.

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AP source: Louisville fires coach Steve Kragthorpe

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:05:49 +0000

Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade, a person with knowledge of the decision said Saturday.

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Louisville fires coach Kragthorpe (AP)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:57:02 +0000

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After disappointing seasons, Louisville, Akron axe coaches

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:55:26 +0000

Dave Curtis Louisville and Akron each made coaching changes Saturday morning, sources with knowledge of the athletic departments at both schools confirmed to Sporting News. Cardinals Coach Steve Kragthorpe is out after a third straight subpar season. Kragthorpe went 4-8 this season and 15-21 overall, failing to capitalize on predecessor Bobby Petrino's success. Louisville, expected to contend in the Big East in Kragthorpe's first season before stumbling toward the cellar the last two, has lost three straight games to Rutgers and two out of three to Syracuse. The Cards went 1-6 in conference this season. Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, Houston Coach Kevin Sumlin, and Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain could be candidates for the Louisville job. It's the first head coaching opening this season at a school in a BCS automatic bid conference. J.D. Brookhart and his staff at Akron were dismissed Saturday as well. ...

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AP source: Louisville fires Kragthorpe as coach

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:07:22 +0000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the decision says Louisville has fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe.

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Report: Louisville fires Kragthorpe

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:22 +0000

A person with knowledge of the decision says Louisville has fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because the school has not announced the move. A news conference was scheduled for later in the day. Kragthorpe went 15-21 in three seasons with the Cardinals after replacing Bobby Petrino in January 2007. Louisville lost to Rutgers 34-14 on Friday to fall to 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade.

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Sources: Steve Kragthorpe out as coach of Louisville Cardinals

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:13:51 +0000

Steve Kragthorpe has coached his last game at Louisville, sources told ESPN.com.

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Kragthorpe plans to return

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:07:20 +0000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe says he plans to be back in 2010 despite a second straight losing season for the Cardinals.

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The Top Eight Coaches on the Hot Seat in College Football

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:24 +0000

Well, it's getting close to the end of the 2009 season, and you know what that means - it's time for the firings to start! Though there may be a couple of surprises in here, these are pretty much widely considered to be the main coaches on the hot seats. Comments and questions are always welcome. Let's get to the list! Begin Slideshow

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Steve Kragthorpe 'absolutely' wants to return to Louisville Cardinals

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:15 +0000

Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe said Monday he "absolutely" wants to remain as coach of the Cardinals. >

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