- Strong will coach the defense himself (Source)
- Strong is going to a greater emphasis on the power running game (Source)
- Strong probably won't have a complete staff together by Dec 21st (Source), though one early candidate for the OC position might be Kerwin Bell (Source)
- Strong has landed his first recruit for 2011, Seneca QB Damarcus Smith. Smith is consider the state's top football prospect for 2011 and is a 4 star recruit (Source)
- Strong said he plans to recruit Florida, Georgia, and Ohio heavily. Also said he wants to lockdown Louisville (Source).

Employment contract for Louisville football coach Charlie Strong.

Contract runs for five years.

Base Salary

Football Base = $800K
Media Base = $800K
Total base salary = $1.6 million

Bonuses

Win conference (champ or co-champ) = $25K
Post Season Bowl = ~ $133K (listed as 1/12 of total base)
Top 25 finish = $25K
Top 10 finish = $50K
BCS Bowl participant = $100K
BCS Champ Game participant = $50K
Win BCS champ game = $50K
Wins "Big East Coach of the Year" = $50K
Wins "National Coach of the Year" = $50K
Collective GPA bonus:
2.5 - 2.74 = $25K
2.75 - 3.0 = $50K
3.0 or higher = $75K
APR over 950 = $50K

Contract also has contract completion bonuses but since no coach ever fulfills those, I won't list them.

Buyout terms
Before Jan 1st, 2011 = $1 million
Before Dec 31st, 2011 = $800K
Before Dec 31st, 2012 = $600K
Before Dec 31st, 2013 = $400K
Before Dec 31st, 2014 = $200K

Tom Dienhart recently mentioned these names as possible assistants:

Jon Fabris (UGA DE coach)
Vance Bedford (UF CB coach)
Larry Slade (UL CB coach)
Lance Thompson (UT LB coach)
Mike Sanford (former UNLV coach)

I think you're going to see this announced very soon:

DC/LB's/Recruiting Coordinator-Lance Thompson...defacto title, real duty is to recruit
DL-Jon Fabris
CB/Safeties-Larry Slade-kept on

OC-Mike Sanford...He will have a big say in the staff, so these may trail a bit
QB-Shane Matthews.....a wish by me would be Jay Gruden
OL-?
WR-Ricky Nattiel
RB/TE-?

Special Teams-?