I'm not sure tbh - at this point it doesn't really matter. Whatever it was - they decided to move in a different direction. I am surprised by the amount people just perplexed by him leaving.
Given that NIL and the transfer portal have reset the ground rules for college sports -- EVERYONE needs to reset their expectations of what a program will look like going forward
plenty of players have wanted this type of freedom - now they have it and if they don't become the local legends b/c they bounce around OR are bounced by the old staff - remember, they WANTED this 'freedom'
As long as the greedy lil' tykes pay their taxes from NIL