Only a few days have passed since Louisville’s firing of coach Bobby Petrino, but — naturally — Vegas is already getting in on the action for his replacement.
Gambling website Bovada released odds for the next Cardinals coach, which you can see below courtesy of a tweet from CBS Sports’ Barrett Sallee.
[table “” not found /]It’s no surprise to see Purdue coach Jeff Brohm as a heavy favorite, considering he played for Louisville before serving as an offensive assistant there in the mid-2000s. Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables, Syracuse coach Dino Babers and Iowa State coach Matt Campbell are the other Power 5 contenders for the job, according to Bovada.
But a few trendy Group of 5 head coaches are also potentially in the mix. Troy coach Neal Brown has the second-best odds at 4/1, followed by Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, Toledo’s Jason Candle and Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield.
It is a bit of a surprise to see no current SEC coaches listed by Bovada, especially given the conference’s proximity Louisville.
Cardinals safeties coach Lorenzo Ward, who’s currently the interim coach, isn’t on Bovada’s list.
Marcus covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
