This close to National Signing Day and after just one season on the job, I'm not sure the timing on this, if true, could be worse.

The Oakland Raiders are interested in Louisville's defensive coordinator Todd Grantham for their defensive coordinator position per sources — Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) January 26, 2015

The Raiders are meeting with Todd Grantham for the role, also told he is a favorite. — Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) January 26, 2015

Grantham is the sixth highest-paid assistant in college football, and he's already had multiple stints in the NFL, so neither money nor the allure of the professional ranks figure to be a deciding factor here.

This has already been an interesting offseason for Cardinal assistant, as last month offensive coordinator Garrick McGee was targeted by Oklahoma to take the same job there. Within a day, McGee put out a statement saying that he planned on staying at Louisville.