Auburn Tigers basketball coach Steven Pearl was initiated by fire into his new role by the media conglomerate that celebrated his father Bruce's retirement after 11 seasons on the Plains with shots at his son, who takes over effective immediately for the 2025-26 season.
Cats Illustrated's Justin Rowland evoked Steven's pre-Auburn work experience to undermine the hire.
"Pearl's son is a 38 year old who worked as a medical sales rep for years until he took up coaching in 2017. Only ever coached under his dad.