The University of Louisville is in the market for a new president and a new athletic director. Earlier this morning, Dr. Neeli Bendapudi was named the new president of Penn State University. As for Vince Tyra, it was believed he would be named athletic director at Florida State University today. However, that did not come…
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Louisville Men’s Basketball coach Chris Mack has been suspended for six games without pay for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. This comes as a result of the Dino Gaudio extortion situation, though it is not directly related to the extortion attempt itself or the ongoing NCAA review. Coach Mack’s suspension will be served November 6th-November 27th….
UofL President Neeli Bendapudi will have another role added to her illustrious career. President Bendapudi has been named the Vice-Chair of the ACC Board of Directors. The Chairman will be Duke President Vincent E. Price. Preside Bendapudi took up her new role yesterday, July 1st. She will serve as the Vice-Chair for a period of…
With everything going on in the world today, yes I said world, it really puts life into perspective and makes sports an afterthought. Just a few days ago, most Louisvillians were excited about college athletes slowly returning to campus. Today, most people don’t even realize that astronauts were launched into space today. The protests in…
We all know that Papa Johns founder, John Schnatter, used a word that is totally unacceptable. A chain reaction of events followed, one of which was the changing of the name of the University of Louisville football stadium to Cardinal Stadium, dropping Schnatter’s name from the title. After Schnatter’s unacceptable remarks were made public by…
Below is the official statement from UofL President Neeli Bendapudi regarding the removal of Papa John Schnatter’s name from Cardinal Stadium and the renaming of the stadium as “Cardinal Stadium”: UofL Family, In moments of crisis, the best communities find a way to come together. Over the last 24 hours our community has been fractured…
“Papa” John Schnatter has come under a storm of controversy after he admitted to using the N-word during a conference call. He resigned from the UofL Board of Trustees and from the position of chairman of the company he founded. There is, however, another thorny issue that remains unresolved. His name adorns the football stadium…