Kim Mulkey has firmly cemented her legacy as a legend.
Lately, however, she is sounding more like someone weighing the exit than chasing another title.
The LSU head coach, who just two years ago led the Tigers to a national title behind a star-studded roster that included Angel Reese, is opening up about what’s wearing her down.I want to educate you in a way where you understand what’s going on,” Mulkey said at a recent luncheon, according to The Advocate’s Jan Risher. “LSU takes care of me, OK? Our coaches are well paid, I’m well paid. But this NIL, here’s the deal … .”
Mulkey’s message went beyond LSU. It was a candid look at the financial reality facing women’s basketball as a whole.
“For all of us in athletics, we’ve got to pull for football, and we’ve got to pull for men’s basketball because the NCAA Tournament is where the men in basketball get the money and we reap it. When we get to the College Football Playoffs, we reap it,” she explained
