Ardent BYU basketball supporters were hammered with a wicked one-two punch, as popular 14-year coach Dave Rose announced his retirement Tuesday and fan-favorite Yoeli Childs signaled his departure via Twitter on Wednesday.
Rumors began percolating the day after BYU lost 80-57 to San Diego in the West Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals that Rose had grown a bit disinterested, had lost some of his passion for the job, and some boosters who had Tom Holmoe’s ear were expressing their concern.
Rose confirmed that loss of zeal during a BYUtv interview Wednesday; Reporters who cover the team, such as this one, began noticing it early in the WCC season last January.