Why was Steve Kragthorpe fired? Most likely, Kragthorpe was fired for the team’s poor performance.

Steve Kragthorpe was fired on November 28. Kragthorpe, the coach for Louisville’s Cardinals team, was fired after a second consecutive losing season. The Cardinals finished 4 – 8 and 1 – 6 in the Big East.

Steve Kragthorpe had expected to be retained for yet another year but he over-estimated himself. Kragthorpe has 2 more years on his contract. He had earned $1.1 million per year, since 2007.

Article was posted on Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm under Gossip.