UofL has kept this one under wraps pretty tight. They did not release a list of those affected but a few of them posted about it or reached out to one of us.
I can confirm three folks in the photographer/videography area that had their positions completely eliminated. There is one position with football I can confirm got let go.
Jeff Reinking was the senior photographer. Fred Reynolds was the senior videographer/multimedia content producer. Clay "Point" Barnes was a videographer/multimedia content producer.
Assistant director of marketing, Chelsea Bemis was an assistant director of marketing.
Rachel Harris, who was with recruiting for football, was let go.
No coaching staff personnel have been furloughed yet, that we can tell. The furloughs saved UofL Athletics around $5 million dollars, according to reports.
There is also talk that an SID or two may have been let go. Marketing is also rumored to have takena big hit.
There are plenty more people who may have been let go or had their positions furloughed that we will hear about in the upcoming weeks.
I scoured through the GoCards staff directory but it has not been updated.
Some of these people were good friends of mine, Paulie and the Cardinal Couple staff and we will miss them. We hope we can say "further down the road, my friends" instead of "goodbye".
I do know that the money owed to Bobby Petrino played a factor in the decision with budget cuts.
Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by the COVID-19, budget cuts, and layoffs.
Muffet Retires
"It has been my great honor to represent the University of Notre Dame these past 33 years, but the time has come for me to step down as your head basketball coach," McGraw said in her Twitter statement.
Many UofL fans, like myself, expressed joy at the news. Muffet was notorious among UofL fans for several reasons, including not recognizing Asia Durr as the ACC Player of the Year a couple years ago.
Notre Dame was coming off a 13-18 record in the 2019-2020 season and was not going to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Notre Dame quickly announced the hiring of Nicole Ivey within an hour of Muffet's statement, meaning that this was not a spur of the moment decision, and all parties had known for quite some time. Ivey is a former player and assistant coach for Notre Dame, and was most recently an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.
McGraw had a base salary of $1 million, but had the potential to make up to $2 million with bonuses
and incentives. Budget cuts among athletic departments may have played a part in her departure, as Notre Dame Athletics is most likely trying to find ways to save money.
Or, as I like to think of it, Muffet McGraw couldn't handle a losing season and constantly finishing behind UofL and called it quits. She is worthy of her Hall of Fame honors based on her accomplishments over her 33 years.
The "new" era for Notre Dame women's basketball has begun.
Below: the three-minute, final interview she did in the KFC YUM! Center back in Feb. after UofL WBB put a 33-point drubbing on them.
MUFFET'S LAST STAND IN THE KFC YUM! CENTER
Continue to do your best to stay safe and healthy. Happy Thursday and Go Cards!
Jared
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