Petrino dismissed as Louisville’s football coach

Bobby Petrino was relieved of his duties as Louisville football coach Sunday after a 2-and-8 start to the season. The Cardinals have lost their last seven games, including Friday night’s loss to Syracuse. U of L athletics director Vince Tyra:

There’s been much speculation current Purdue coach Jeff Brohm will return to take over the Cardinals prorgam. However, Tyra says he’s not in a huge hurry to hire a new coach:

Associate head coach Lorenzo Ward will coach the team over the final two games.