Come Friday morning, the eyes of Texas, at least the football-centric ones, will be focused on a courtroom in Louisville.
The Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting this afternoon that "[a]n Oldham District Court judge will hear arguments Friday on Jonathan Blue‘s motion to compel former University of Louisville football coach Charlie Strong to testify in Blue’s divorce suit against his wife.” Reports surfaced over the weekend that the attorney for Blue, a UofL trustee and booster, had filed a motion seeking Strong’s testimony, as well as compelling him to turn over cell phones and cell phone bills’ correspondence between Strong and the trustee’s wife; gifts from the wife to Strong; and travel calendars.
The requests for the first and last items include related material dating back to 2012.
Strong was the Cardinals head coach from 2010-13, and it was intimated in the initial reports that the the trustee’s wife, Tracy Blue, may have had some type of relationship with Strong.
In a statement released Saturday night regarding the burgeoning brouhaha, the current Texas head coach said “I’m not party to their divorce and have received no court order in this case.” “I do want Longhorn fans and supporters to know that this will not affect my focus in any way,” Strong added.