LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Despite multiple reports that Charlie Strong will be the next football coach at the University of Texas for a five-year contract worth $25 million, Strong has not told the school that he is officially leaving for that job.
"He has not accepted the job yet," the source said.
U of L officially said today that Strong has not made a decision, and said that while Strong spoke with Tom Jurich after midnight on Friday night (Saturday morning), the two have not met face-to-face because Jurich is facing commercial travel issues returning from a vacation in Colorado. He said there is no timetable for a decision, or a Jurich-Strong meeting.
A source told WDRB that Strong notified Jurich of the Texas offer late Friday, but told Jurich he had made no final decision. He met with his coaching staff this morning and told coaches that he is still undecided. The entire staff was present at this morning's meeting.
A source with knowledge of the negotiations told WDRB's Rick Bozich that Strong is truly conflicted, and that it isn't questions over assistant coach Clint Hurtt or money that are causing him any kind of problem.
"I really don't think he knows," the source said. "He's trying to decide. I think he'll talk to people he trusts, like Lou Holtz."
Another source told WDRB's Eric Crawford that Hurtt is a sticking point. Hurtt, who received an NCAA show-cause penalty for his role in recruiting violations at Miami, was given a provision to keep working at Louisville by the NCAA. Any other school that wants to employ him, however, would have to make a case for why it should be allowed to do so before the NCAA's committee on infractions if it wishes to hire him.
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