Bruce Pearl led the Auburn Tigers to the men’s college basketball Final Four last season, and the program is bringing back another talented roster this year. Pearl still feels like one of the top coaches in the sport at age-65, but he’s reportedly ready to hang up his clipboard.
Pearl is retiring, which was first reported by ESPN. His son Steven will reportedly become the program’s new head coach. There was speculation Pearl could be retiring to run for U.S. Senate, but he announced he’s not running for Senate and will remain an ambassador at the school.
Steven Pearl is 38 years old, and has been an assistant at Auburn since
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