Former Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has made it perfectly clear over the past few months that he has an itch to return to the sidelines.
According to a Tennessee television station, Louisville has begun the process of scratching that itch.
Citing an unnamed source, WVLT-TV is reporting that Fulmer met with Cardinals athletic director Tom Jurich for a half hour on Tuesday about the opening.
There were no details on how the meeting went, or if further discussions will take place in the near or distant future.
Fulmer is the first candidate identified publicly as having discussed the Louisville opening with the school. There is no timetable for a hire, but Jurich did say shortly after Steve Kragthorpe was dismissed that he would not talk to any potential candidate whose current team is still playing.
Two assistants who have been rumored as possible replacements -- Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong and Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin -- are involved in conference championship games this weekend.