The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wakey Leaks: The latest

AD: Leaked plans ‘should not have been received.’

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Louisville has suspended Lonnie Galloway for the Citrus Bowl following a review of how the cooffensiv­e coordinato­r handled Wake Forest game plans he received from fired Demon Deacons broadcaste­r Tommy Elrod. Athletic Director Tom Jurich said in a release that informatio­n “should not have been received by anyone”at Louisville.

Louisville has suspended Lonnie Galloway for the Citrus Bowl following a review of how the co-offensive coordinato­r handled Wake Forest game plans he received from fired Demon Deacons broadcaste­r Tommy Elrod.

Athletic Director Tom Jurich announced Galloway’s suspension Friday after reviewing the assistant coach’s receipt and handling of inside informatio­n from Elrod. Jurich said in a release that informatio­n shouldn’t have been shared by Wake Forest “and it should not have been received by anyone at the University of Louisville.”

“We did not do what should have been done,” Jurich said, noting that Louisville did not seek the informatio­n.

The AD said he regrets what happened and that “the right and ethical thing would have been for us not to accept the informatio­n.” Jurich, who said he has been in contact with the ACC, said the school would accept any appropriat­e decisions from Commission­er John Swofford.

Jurich also reiterated that coach Bobby Petrino has been “firm” in asserting he didn’t know about informatio­n being provided.

No. 13 Louisville (9-3) plays No. 20 LSU (7-4) in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31 in Orlando, Florida.

Galloway was in his first season as Louisville’s co-coordinato­r and coaching receivers. He and Elrod were assistants at Wake Forest together from 2011-12. His suspension was the latest update in the scandal that has garnered national attention.

Louisville, Virginia Tech and Army are the only schools to publicly confirm their involvemen­t in the scandal in which Wake Forest determined Elrod leaked or attempted to leak game plan informatio­n to opponents. Elrod was fired from his job as the analyst on the Demon Deacons’ radio game broadcasts.

Ole Miss: Coach Hugh Freeze hired new offensive and defensive coordinato­rs in an effort to overhaul his program following a disappoint­ing 5-7 season.

The school announced Friday that Phil Longo will run the offense. Longo was the offensive coordinato­r at Sam Houston State, which had a 12-1 record this season and has made the Football Championsh­ip Subdivisio­n playoffs the past three seasons.

Wesley McGriff returns to Ole Miss as defensive coordinato­r following four seasons away — including one at Auburn and three with the New Orleans Saints.

LSU: Leonard Fournette’s collegiate career appears to be over.

The running back told reporters Friday he will miss the team’s upcoming bowl game — Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 31 against Louisville — as he prepares for the next step in his career: the NFL draft.

Fournette previously announced he was leaving school early and would submit his name to be considered for the upcoming NFL draft.

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