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Tony Bennett Calls for NIL Rule Changes amid Retirement; Ron Sanchez Named UVA HC

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Tony Bennett shocked the college basketball world when he decided to retire as the head coach of the Virginia men's team, and he held a press conference explaining his thought process on Friday.

"I realized I'm no longer the best coach to lead this program in the current environment," he told reporters. "If you're going to do it, you've got to be all-in. You have to give everything. If you do it half-hearted, it's not fair to the university and those young men.

"I think it's right for student-athletes to receive revenue.