Steven Pearl hears the talk that he didn't earn his place as the Auburn Tigers' head basketball coach, but rather he's a "nepotism" hire who wouldn't have been considered if his predecessor weren't his father, Bruce.
He just doesn't agree in the slightest. Steven made the case to OutKick's Dan Dakich on his Don't @ Me radio show that the body of his career speaks to his abilities more so than his last name and family lineage.
"I get why people say the things that they did. I get that people may look at this and say, 'this is a nepotism hire.