Tom Jurich, University Of Louisville Athletic Director, Out Amid NCAA Bribery Probe

LOUISVILLE, KY — Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich was fired Wednesday amid a nationwide federal bribery investigation of college basketball.

Jurich, 61, was placed on paid administrative Sept. 27 by interim university President Greg Postel. The university's Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire him following two decades as the school's athletic director.

Jurich shepherded Louisville's 2014 entry into the Atlantic Coast Conference. He also oversaw facility upgrades and witnessed numerous sports thrive under coaches he hired. (For more information on the NCAA bribery investigation and other Louisville stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Vince Tyra was named acting AD since Oct. 3, a move the university's Athletic Association authorized on Monday before firing men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

By GARY B. GRAVES, AP Sports Writer

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