There’s a part of Kevin Willard’s unnecessarily messy departure for Villanova that is just a sign of the times: There’s no loyalty in college sports anymore. Players can leave for a larger paycheck whenever they please. Why shouldn’t coaches do the same? It’s all cutthroat anyway.
Except Willard didn’t leave the Maryland men’s basketball program on Sunday just to shove more cash in his own pockets. He left — at least in part — because he feels like his program will receive more focus and support in Villanova than it did in College Park.