Louisville has reportedly hired their next football coach.
The Cardinals will bring Jeff Brohm back to the program. Brohm coached at Purdue for the last six seasons, but with Scott Satterfield’s departure to Cincinnati, an opening was available. So Brohm decided to jump through it and return to Louisville.
Chris Low of ESPN reported the news of Brohm’s hire. He tweeted, “Jeff Brohm and Louisville Football are in the process of finalizing a deal to bring Brohm back to his alma mater as head coach.”
Jeff Brohm and @LouisvilleFB are in the process of finalizing a deal to bring Brohm back to his alma mater as head coach, sources tell ESPN. The deal would be for six years in the $35 million range. Brohm has been at @BoilerFootball the past six seasons.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) December 7, 2022
Terms of the deal, as reported by Low, are six years and “in the $35 million range.”
Brohm led Purdue to its first-ever Big Ten Championship Game appearance this season. The Boilermakers went 8-5 this season with a chance to win a ninth in their bowl game. If they do, they would hit nine wins in back-to-back seasons. Something the program hasn’t done since 1997-1998.
The college football world reacted to the news that Brohm would return to Louisville.
Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports tweeted, “Jeff Brohm is a good hire for Louisville. I have no idea if it will work out.”
Jeff Brohm is a good hire for Louisville. I have no idea if it will work out.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 7, 2022
Chris Vannini of The Athletic reminded the world of a quote from Brohm that expertly foreshadowed this move.
Jeff Brohm in May: "It just was too early to leave (Purdue in 2018). It just wasn’t right. … But, obviously, now we’re on year six. I love this town, this area. I’m an alumnus of Louisville. So anything can happen in the future.”
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) December 7, 2022
Louisville had someone pay them to take Satterfield then got Jeff Brohm to come back.
Major W for Louisville. https://t.co/W90Qj0JJBg
— ASGI Guy (@AsgiGuy) December 7, 2022
There was very little chance that Jeff Brohm was gonna turn down going home this time around. https://t.co/qzh5YvYkQj
— Jack Crosby (@JCrosbyCBS) December 7, 2022
I – along with many people – had a good feeling this would happen. Jeff Brohm is the guy for Louisville and will do great leading the Cardinals' program. No doubt about it.
Props to Josh Heird and U of L for making it happen. I'm thrilled for Jeff. https://t.co/EykFJ9cmXz
— Tyler Mansfield (@TMansfieldMedia) December 7, 2022
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