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The End of an Era: Chris Mack named the next head coach of the Louisville Cardinals

The mounting speculation has finally drawn to a close. Chris Mack will be the next head coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Reports circulated that the deal is worth $28 million over 7 years according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.

Louisville has agreed to a 7-year deal with Xavier’s Chris Mack worth about $4 million per season, sources told ESPN.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) March 27, 2018

Nine seasons, 215 victories, eight NCAA Tournament appearances, and a Big East regular-season championship. Those are just some of the things that Chris Mack accomplished as head coach of the Xavier Musketeers.