Cliff Ellis talks retirement, NIL, state of college sports

Former Auburn, South Alabama, and now former Coastal Carolina head basketball coach Cliff Ellis announced his retirement in a press conference this afternoon. Ellis was the current active wins leader among college coaches and the 8th winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 History. Ellis has been outspoken about his opposition to the direction that college athletics is taking in the world of NIL and the transfer portal. While he is firmly for player compensation, he believes there needs to be transparency as to what’s going on and a cap: “There have been lots of changes in this game and the challe