Ludwig staying. $2.8M buyout was too much

[NarfUte]

Good job there, Harlan.

Sources: Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig is staying at Utah. His buyout proved an obstacle in discussions with Notre Dame.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 14, 2023

[D T]

In other words, Coach AL flat turned ND down to return to The U.

[UteFanatic]

Correct. Ludwig was their #1 target and they never would have interviewed him if the buyout was problematic. Ludwig said no. This is PR because ND didn’t get their guy.

[gandalf]

Could his “buyout proved an obstacle” be code for he turned them down, but no one turns ND down for Utah!! 🤔

[gandalf]

Could his “buyout proved an obstacle” be code for he turned them down, but no one turns ND down for Utah!! 🤔

[Utesbyfive]

Notre Dame has a 13 BILLION dollar endowment. Ludwig turned them down. Lol.

[EagleMountainUte]

2.8 is like pocket lint for a school like ND. Ludwig turned them down. 
Good on him getting a free trip and meal. 

[Ute2]

Yesssssss!!!!

[Hellhound152]

Utah outduels Notre Dame for the service of Andy Ludwig…  Add that to the list of stuff 2008 me never would have believed would happen.

[W16Ute]

This article absolutely torches Notre Dame. Love it. Our gain here. Go Utes!

si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-refuses-to-pay-buyout-to-hire-andy-ludwig

[Tednab]

I suspect they’ll be after Hardy next

[UrbanLiar]

You could substitute the name Urban for Ludwig, reset the date of the article to January 2005, and it’s the exact same. Irish have lowballed 2 excellent Ute coaches and whiffed on both.

[Central Coast Ute]

Yeah they knew about the buyout from the beginning. Nice try though

[Andy]

For a school that paid Charlie Weiss 19 million to get lost it is shocking that they wouldn’t be willing to pay 2.8 million for Ludwig. I believe it’s just a PR move to save face and instead Ludwig told them no thank you