Western Kentucky athletic director Todd Stewart told the Daily News on Monday that he would not comment on any speculation linking WKU coach Bobby Petrino to other vacant coaching positions, specifically the University of Louisville.

Monday, former Louisville coach Charlie Strong was introduced as the new coach at Texas, and Petrino, who spent four seasons at Louisville, has been among those mentioned as a potential replacement for Strong.

Petrino’s father, Bob Sr., told the Louisville Courier-Journal on Monday that his son would like the opportunity to return to Louisville.

“He told me this weekend he would like the opportunity to coach at Louisville again,” Bob Sr. told the C-J by phone Monday. “He said that he’s been everywhere, the NFL and everywhere else, and he said probably the biggest mistake he’d ever made as a coach was leaving Louisville.”

He added: “I don’t think there’s any other place in the world where (Bobby) can do the things he can do in Louisville. I don’t think there’s any question, if he was offered this job, he’d take it.”

Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said “everybody is in play” when asked Sunday about Petrino. 

The second-year WKU coach, who led the Hilltoppers to an 8-4 record and third-place finish in the program’s final year in the Sun Belt Conference, coached Louisville from 2003-06, going 41-9 and winning the 2006 Orange Bowl.

“Bobby Petrino is our head football coach,” Stewart told the Daily News. “He and his staff met Monday norming to strategize on upcoming recruiting weekends and we are excited about the future of WKU football.”

Strong went 37-15 in his four seasons at Louisville, including 12-1 in 2012 with a win in the Sugar Bowl and 11-2 in 2013 with a win in the Russell Athletic Bowl.