LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The time has come for the University of Louisville to have a conversation with the NCAA about its vacated 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship.

A lot of people have said that in recent weeks. Now, the university is saying it.

Louisville athletics director Josh Heird said Wednesday that the school plans to initiate discussions with the NCAA about the return of the championship banner and a reexamination of the program's sanctions in light of major shifts in the college sports landscape.

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"We know how much that special season and national title still mean to our former players, our fans and the Louisville community," Heird said. "With the significant changes in intercollegiate athletics, new guidelines and

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