Chris Mack confirmed that he is no longer the head coach for the Louisville men. Mack told reporters on Wednesday that he was not bitter about the end of his tenure with the Cards. Chris Mack is out as Head Coach at the University of Louisville. We just spoke to him outside the athletic facility. Here are his comments. pic.twitter.com/XbPX7W0FiM
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According to a report by Jeff Borzello and Pete Thamel, Mack's job status was in danger and the school was in discussions to separate from him.
Mack's status with the Cards was up in the air because of his tumultuous season.
In August, Louisville announced Mack was being suspended for the first six games of the season for failing to follow proper guidelines related to an extortion attempt by a former assistant coach.
Gaudio pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion for threatening to go public with alleged NCAA violations committed by the men's basketball program during a meeting with Louisville officials after it was decided his contract would not be renewed.
According to Borzello and Thamel, the NCAA amended a previous notice of allegations to include three new alleged violations.
"The alleged violations stem from last spring's firing of Gaudio, which resulted in Gaudio attempting to extort Mack. In a recording, Gaudio told Mack he would expose violations if not paid the remainder of his salary.
"The NCAA alleged that Mack 'either participated in, condoned, or negligently disregarded violations involving graduate assistants and others participation in practice as well as the creation and use of personalized recruiting videos and aids.'"
There were three Level II allegations and one Level I allegation in the notice.
Mack was hired in March of last year, five months after Rick Pitino was fired for his role in the bribery and corruption scandal. The national title from the 2012-13 season was one of Louisville's wins.
Mack was the head coach of the Louisville team that made the NCAA tournament. The team has lost five of their last six games.
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