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Bruce Pearl retired this week after a 23-year career as one of the most successful college basketball coaches ever. And in short order, the retirement has drawn more scrutiny to Pearl’s history of NCAA infractions and political screeds, with Bomani Jones the latest to rip the Auburn coach on his way out of the sport. Early in Pearl’s career, he …

There’s good news in Bruce Pearl’s retirement as head basketball coach at Auburn, which is that he says he will not run for public office. The bad news is that Bruce Pearl says a lot of things, and does not have a history of trustworthiness. The good news is he didn’t have to make that pledge, because he has always …

Dave Portnoy lashed out at ESPN “Pardon The Interruption” host Mike Wilbon after he labeled retiring Auburn coach Bruce Pearl a “divisive” person who he hoped had been pushed out. “What an idiotic comment from Wilbon,” Portnoy posted Monday night to X in a quote tweet of Wilbon’s comments. “[Tony] Kornheiser shouldn’t have rolled over. “Apparently Wilbon only likes athletes/coaches …

Michael Wilbon said Bruce Pearl had become a “divisive person” and was glad to see the Auburn basketball coach retire. The ESPN personality made the comment during “Pardon the Interruption.” “He had become a divisive person, it seems to me intentionally,” Wilbon told Tony Kornheiser. “And I hope there was pressure to just get him out.” He is a conservative …

This is an opinion column. Pearl retired. Pearl hired. How does Auburn basketball knock football from the headlines on the most unlikely day? That’s how. We’re talking 40-or-so hours after the SEC admitted it bungled a ruling that cost Auburn football 7 points in a game it lost by 7 points. Just hours after the future of the SEC football …

‘It’s time’: Everything Bruce Pearl said in farewell message to Auburn  247Sports Pearl steps down after 11 seasons at Auburn  ESPN Longtime Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl announces his retirement; his son Steven will take over  Yahoo Sports Steven Pearl named Auburn men’s basketball head coach  Auburn Tigers What’s next for Bruce Pearl after Auburn handoff? Senate rumors on hold — for now  CBS Sports …

This past season, Pearl helped Auburn to a historic season that saw the Tigers win the SEC Championship, earn the program’s first No. 1 overall NCAA Tournament seed and make the program’s second Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments. Auburn won a school-record 32 games with the most difficult schedule in the country, notching 16 wins over Quad …

“I have been at this for almost 50 years and truthfully as hard as it is for me to say this, I have come to the realization that it’s time for me to step aside. Being the head coach at Auburn has been the privilege of my life.  “There are so many people to thank, but the success that we …

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello Basketball recruiting insider Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. Sep 22, 2025, 01:39 PM ET Bruce Pearl has stepped down as the men’s basketball coach at Auburn and will move into an ambassador’s role in the athletic department as special assistant to the athletics director, the school announced …

Bruce Pearl is retiring from Auburn in a college hoops bombshell shortly before the season begins. The 65-year-old is walking away after leading the program he revitalized to its second ever Final Four last season, per multiple reports. His son Steve, the team’s associate head coach, will take over as the team’s head coach. Bruce Pearl is retiring from Auburn. …