The Louisville men’s basketball head coaching job hasn’t even been open for 24 hours, and we already have our first “candidate” making public non-denial denials and leaking stories of mutual interest.
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has been one of the names on the tip of the tongue of the average forward-thinking Louisville fan for weeks. On the morning after U of L’s mutual parting of ways with Chris Mack, Pearl just so happened to make an appearance on ESPN Radio’s “Keyshawn, JWill & Max Show.”
Naturally, he got asked “the question.”
Shortly after that classic coach-speak non-denial denial, a story was posted from Auburn Live’s Justin Hokanson, who reported that Louisville had reached out to Pearl in some capacity.