- ABC News
- December 7, 2022
Jeff Brohm has accepted the Louisville head coaching job and will return to his alma mater, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Brohm, 51, has been the head coach at Purdue the past six seasons and guided the Boilermakers to the Big Ten championship game this season. Purdue is headed to the Cheez-It His contract with the Cardinals is expected to be for six years and in the $35 million range, sources told ESPN. The University of Louisville Athletic Association executive committee has scheduled a meeting at 4 p.m. ET Thursday at Cardinal Stadium, where it is expected to approve the contract. Brohm had an outstanding playing career at Louisville, throwing for 5,451 yards, and remains among the school's leaders in touchdown passes (38) and total offense while going 15-10 as a starter. He played eight seasons in the NFL and XFL and was inducted into the Louisville Ring of Honor in 2006. Brohm, widely regarded as one of the top quarterback coaches in football, served...