The University of Louisville’s football recruits in the Class of 2019 have been given the impression Jeff Brohm will be named the school’s next head coach, according to three sources.

Recruits in touch with Louisville coaches say they’re hearing a range of insights on Brohm, from hoping to expecting he will become the head coach. Quarterback recruit Jaden Johnson, from Memphis, Tennessee, said it’s “more than likely” Brohm will be Louisville’s replacement for Bobby Petrino. He added that athletic director Vince Tyra has kept him in the loop on his coaching search.

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Tyra, since he fired Petrino on Nov. 11, has taken on an expanded role in the football program. He met and had dinner with the current players after he fired Petrino, and before the team’s next game he led the players out of the tunnel alongside interim head coach Lorenzo Ward.

Tyra has also worked to convince current players to stay at Louisville and recruit prospects to join, in an effort to add to the nine high school commits in the 2019 class.

Assistant coaches Nick Petrino, L.D. Scott and Ryan Beard were let go with Petrino, leaving just six non-interim coaches — Ward, running backs coach Kolby Smith, co-offensive coordinators Lonnie Galloway and Mike Summers, cornerbacks coach Grady Brown and defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder — on the staff for the last two weeks. Those coaches and Tyra have conveyed the likelihood of Brohm’s move.

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One parent said in a message that after talking with the coaching staff that it “looks like everything and everyone is pointing fingers towards Brohm coming in.” Another said the 2019 recruits were under the impression Brohm would indeed be the next coach.

That messaging indicates a deal between Louisville and Brohm could be imminent.

Multiple reports Tuesday, citing unnamed sources, said that Brohm and Tyra met Tuesday and that a decision will be made Wednesday.

It will cost Louisville $5 million to hire Brohm away from Purdue before Dec. 5 and $3.9 million to do so between then and the end of the calendar year. But an agreement this week would give Brohm an additional week to hire his coaching staff and make strides in recruiting before the start of the early signing period on Dec. 19.

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