The person who was largely responsible for Coastal Carolina University joining the Sun Belt Conference is stepping down.
Commissioner Karl Benson announced Wednesday he will step down when his current contract expires on June 30 next year. He has been the commissioner for the past six years.
“I have labored over this decision for several months, but I know that now is the right time to step aside from the Sun Belt and conclude my career as a commissioner and in intercollegiate athletics,” Benson said.
Benson reached out to Coastal Carolina in 2015 regarding a possible expansion of the league and accepted the Chanticleers into the conference beginning with the 2016-17 season.