The day comes when you know you gotta go. Tipsheet certainly knows that feeling.

Even the greatest college coaches can reach the point where it’s time to walk away without being pushed. Bob Stoops retired from Oklahoma football in his prime and Jay Wright moved on from Villanova basketball while he had the Wildcats rolling as a perennial power.

This week ultra-successful Bruce Pearl, 65, stepped away from Auburn basketball just as things were getting real for the upcoming season. He handed the keys to the program to his son Steven.

“We’re not starting over — we’re building forward with the same principles that have made Auburn Basketball elite,” Steven Pearl said. “I’m honored to lead this program, and I’m ready to rise to the moment.”

An original Antler might argue that Bruce Pearl is

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