Not that it has been in doubt for the last 36 hours, but the news is now as official as it can be, Chris Mack is headed to Louisville.

According to multiple sources Mack is meeting with his team and informing them of his decision to make the move to Louisville.

The move comes as no surprise, as Mack has openly considered the job for the last week since Xavier’s surprising early departure from the NCAA Tournament.

In his time at Xavier, Mack won 212 games and became the all-time wins leader at the school. In nine seasons Mack won 11 NCAA Tournament games, which is also most in school history, and led the team to its first Big East Regular Season Championship.

Now Mack is ready to take on the challenge at Louisville. While contract terms are not yet known, the deal is expected to be in the neighborhood of 7 to 10 years averaging between 4 and 5 million dollars per season.

Mack, whose wife is from Louisville, will now head the Cardinals programs which is coming off of an NIT berth after making the transition from Rick Pitino to David Padgett.

Xavier is expected to start a national search for a new coach immediately. The school has been aware of Mack’s potential to leave for several days now, and per sources they have already put together their hiring committee and plan to move swiftly, but carefully through the process.

There is no official word on who Mack will bring with him on his staff, though it has been assumed that assistant coaches Mike Pegues and Luke Murray will follow him to Louisville from Xavier.

Xavier Associate Head Coach Travis Steele is expected to be a frontrunner for the Xavier job. Steele, like Sean Miller and Mack before him, was the top assistant at the school for multiple years, and comes with a the backing of the current players on the roster.

It is likely that Mack takes a look at potential replacement for Steele if Steele does get the Xavier job at the Final Four in San Antonio.

Also it is assumed that Xavier will do some interviews for their new coach during the Final Four weekend as well.

Mack is also expected to try and bring along Xavier strength coach Matt Jennings who has been with him at Xavier for nine years, and has helped the Musketeers be one of the most physical rebounding teams in the country.