AUBURN — Bruce Pearl wasn't coy during a podcast appearance with CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein on Monday, when the college basketball insider asked the Auburn basketball coach how much longer he'd like to continue coaching.

"You're 65," Rothstein said. "You could obviously go on to do other things. You were in broadcasting before you went back to coaching ... . How much longer do you want to do this?"

Pearl was direct, saying: "Not that much longer, Jon."

"I think it's kind of a balance of life, of time, of work," Pearl continued. "I love Auburn , I truly do. Auburn's been unbelievable for us and our family. Part of the thing is, I also want to do it when I'm on top of my game. Coaches, we want to be on top of our game, because we owe that to our players and our fans. As you get a lit

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