Louisville football tickets a hard sell

Louisville lags roughly 6,000 behind its season-ticket total from last season at a stadium that will be expanded by more than 13,000 seats for the 2010 season. That construction is under way. The Courier-Journal learned through an open-records request that the university sold 27,218 season tickets by the school’s June12 deadline. However, that is not a firm deadline, and UofL senior associate athletic director Gary Friedman said ticket holders who want to upgrade their seats may not be included in the number. As it stands, it would be the lowest total since the stadium opened in 1998, but sales will continue until the Cards’ opener against Indiana State on Sept.5. – Courier-Journal

Gundy hasn’t decided if he’ll call plays

So it goes for Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy, who has yet to announce his intentions when it comes to moonlighting another season as the play-caller for the Cowboys’ lethal offense. Life has never been dull in Gundy’s four seasons running the program at his alma mater. Whether he’s maniacally screaming at the media or calmly operating in his own world during a game, Gundy has a way of drawing unwanted attention to himself. The former Cowboys quarterback obviously knew his press conference rant after the 2007 Texas Tech game wouldn’t go unnoticed. But he had no idea his sideline demeanor during the 2008 season would become so controversial. – Tulsa World

Friedgen says he might stay on past contract

University of Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen says he might want to remain in his post for up to five more years if the team is performing well - a move that could complicate the school’s coaching succession plan. Friedgen, 62, said in an interview with The Baltimore Sun that he might want to stay beyond the three years for which he is under contract. On Feb. 6, the university signed an agreement promising to pay $1 million to offensive coordinator James Franklin - who has turned down coaching jobs at other schools and in the NFL - if he is not elevated to head coach by Jan. 2, 2012. – Baltimore Sun