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** Quick Hits: Tuesday, Dec. 11 edition

Howie Lindsey

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- Louisville is getting ready to announce the official announcements for Frank Ponce and Bryan Brown. That should happen this afternoon or perhaps tomorrow morning.

- These first two hires are absolutely crucial to get things rolling with the staff. And to get some help on the recruiting trail for Satterfield. I would think the strength coach and others will be the next steps.

- Louisville just lost Ken Lolla, who abruptly resigned today. He had just re-organized his contract, but he did not have a buyout if the resignation happened before Dec. 31, 2018. After that date, he would have had to pay Louisville if he chose to take another job.

- Ken was on 790 this afternoon with Ramsey and Rutherford and he said he wasn't sure what was next, but that he is open to new opportunities. I'm not sure what that will be, but I have already heard a dozen theories.

- The Louisville job is a HUGE job in the collegiate soccer community.
+ Elite stadium
+ Elite facilities
+ Top 5 pay
+ Best Conference in the nation

- Because of the job that Lolla did and because of Louisville's facilities, Vince Tyra can pursue the best of the best

- Here are two of the best of the best...

Johan Cedergren, coach of Kentucky: https://ukathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1732&path=msoc

Jared Embick, coach at Akron: https://gozips.com/coaches.aspx?rc=528&path=msoc

- There will be other names in the search, but those are the first two that come to mind as GREAT coaches in spots that aren't in the ACC already.

- On Cedergren, he does have a big time team coming back, and UK is a big-time job, BUT his contract last year paid less than half of what Lolla made here, and the facilities here are incredible, Plus, the ACC, of course.

- Small soccer world? Morgan Hackworth, the son of LouCity coach John Hackworth, plays for Embick at Akron.

- 14:20 in this podcast is Eric Bossi, the Rivals.com National Analyst talking about Louisville's recruiting class and how he is going to vote for Samuell Williamson for McDonald's All-American: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9809029/l1st-12-11f
 
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