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"University of Louisville head football coach Charlie Strong is staying in Louisville.Strong made the announcement in a news conference Thursday morning.Watch complete: Statement from Charlie Strong\u00A0 | \u00A0Tom Jurich answers questionsThe announcement ended days of speculation that included Strong turning down an offer from the University of Tennessee worth $3.5 million.Though coaching Tennessee would have helped Strong realize a dream of coaching in the Southeastern Conference, he decided to stay at the school that gave him his first head coaching job. Strong is 24-14 in three seasons at Louisville.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0The No. 22 Cardinals (10-2) won a share of the Big East Conference championship and a BCS berth in the Sugar Bowl, where they'll face Florida.In a press conference on Thursday morning,\u00A0UofL Vice President and Director of Athletics Tom Jurich said he is working on a new contract for Stong. Jurich said he began working with Strong's representative Thursday morning to sort out the details.Jurich said Strong made the decision to stay for himself and his family.In a question and answer session with reporters, Jurich called Stong a man of integrity and a father figure for the team."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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