LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – In a quiet but potentially significant move, University of Louisville athletic director Josh Heird has opened an informal dialogue with NCAA officials in hopes of restoring the school’s vacated 2013 men’s basketball national championship.

Heird disclosed the effort Thursday during a question-and-answer session with the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment in Frankfort, when State Sen. Rick Girdler of Somerset asked whether the school might seek to reclaim the title.

“We’re going through that process right now,” Heird said.

Reached later for clarification, Heird said he has had one initial conversation with the NCAA, during which he shared his concerns and outlined what the university would like to pursue. He said no follow-up di

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