University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave on Wednesday amid an FBI probe that ensnared an assistant coach, the university announced. Steve Pence, Pitino’s attorney, told the Courier-Journal the basketball coach was "effectively fired.” Pitino’s contract requires 10 days’ notice before Pitino is fired to allow “an opportunity to be heard." Jurich was placed on paid administrative leave in the wake of the corruption probe. Pitino's exit comes after the school acknowledged Tuesday that the men's program was part of a federal investigation into alleged bribery of recruits. Pitino and Louisville are in the middle of appealing NCAA sanctions following an embarrassing sex scandal.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2017 17:07 UTC