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Kenny Payne speaks about recruiting at Louisville; shocked by negative recruiting

Kenny Payne is a name that is very familiar to all of Big Blue Nation. After spending 10 seasons on staff, before leaving for the NBA, Payne is now back in the college ranks with the Louisville Cardinals.

The first-year head coach takes over a program that seemed to be in disarray last season, and now the expectations are for him to return them to national glory.

The problem is that might prove to be difficult with NCAA sanctions looming over the program's head. The bigger problem with that might be that Payne seems to be shocked by the negative recruiting that comes alongside it.