With Rick Pitino later going on television to address his situation, former Louisville Cardinals buddy Tom Jurich had already been fired by the program. With now both being unemployed, maybe they could go clubbing together or something.
In what felt like the inevitable, Louisville “officially” canned Tom Jurich. That's the immediate news bit here.
Pitino and Jurich have denied any wrongdoing through their attorneys since this entire debacle started.
Jurich's legal counsel, Frost Brown Todd Attorneys LLC, issued a statement Wednesday:
“We believe that their vote to terminate his contract was done in haste with inaccurate information that should have had no bearing on continuing his employment,” it read. “Tom Jurich maintained a professional athletic department that was the envy of universities across the country. He has done nothing illegal, nor violated any NCAA rules. Tom has been a great steward for the University of Louisville Athletics brand.”
Unfortunately for the now former AD, he will likely be most remembered for whatever his part — even if only a blind eye being turned — had been during this last few years and the scandal left in Pitino's wake. Otherwise, he had done quality work for the university.
In 20 years as athletic director, Jurich oversaw the completion of the KFC Yum! Center for men's and women's basketball, a new soccer stadium, expanded the baseball and softball stadiums, added an academic center for excellence and has gotten multiple renovations and improvements to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
Those are all incredible things, though one has to wonder how much of the alleged outside tomfoolery aided Jurich in getting that stuff done.
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