Cincy tabs Satterfield to change Fickell as coach

8:52 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Louisville coach Scott Satterfield has been hired to become the next football coach at

the University of Cincinnati, the school announced Monday.Terms of Satterfield’s agreement were not announced, but a source told ESPN that Satterfield got a six-year deal.The hire is an engaging one regionally, as the schools have to do with 100 miles apart and at numerous times have actually been conference rivals. The schools also will play each other in the Fenway Bowl on Dec. 17. The hiring of Satterfield is a statement for Cincinnati as it goes into the Huge 12 next year. Satterfield takes over for Luke Fickell, the very best coach in school history. Fickell took the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff in 2021 and helped elevate the program to earn interest from the Huge 12.

Satterfield drew the interest of Cincinnati with the task he did developing Louisville back up in the wake of the 2-10 season when Bobby Petrino was fired. Satterfield, who led the Cardinals to 3 bowls in the previous 4 seasons, had emerged as among the nation’s hot young coaches while at Appalachian State.Satterfield went 25-24 at Louisville after a 47-16 run in 5 years at Appalachian State. Among the appeals of Satterfield’s background to the Cincinnati brass was that he led the Mountaineers through their transition from the FCS to the FBS, with the first official year coming in 2014. The Bearcats saw the capability needed as transferable.With Louisville’s job open, the speculative favorite will be former star Cardinals quarterback Jeff Brohm, who is the coach at Purdue and just led the Boilermakers to the Big 10 title game.