Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says Charlie Kirk was assassinated because 'they couldn't beat him' in tribute
Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl paid tribute to Charlie Kirk during his appearance on OutKick's Don't Me with Dan Dakich on Friday Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday and Pearl was one of the multiple sports figures to offer prayers in the immediate aftermath of his death Charlie was a man of faith He knew where he was going when his time came I know that s not what he was planning on because he had so much to live for here Pearl began CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM He was living I think the majority of key revival taking place in our country and that was young conservative Christian people who were on fire for God who are on fire for Jesus who are on fire for this country to help get involved in provision and process and also began to see that the other side was so different than how they felt about faith and family and the right to life So a great number of things that we take for granted as part of our DNA Pearl then ripped the opposition for the political attack against Kirk because they couldn't beat him in debate AARON BOONE RECALLS 'SPECIAL NIGHT' AFTER TRUMP'S MEETING WITH YANKEES ON ANNIVERSARY The opposition is pulling farther apart from us and getting more violent I think the reason they re getting more violent is because like Charlie Kirk proved every time he debated and had discussion he was on the side of right he was on the side of good he was on the side of accurate history for the most of part of what he talked about and they couldn t beat him So they killed him They murdered him They assassinated him They eliminated him But what they didn t realize is they truly didn t Because he is going to live on through all of us that followed him that learn from him Here s the deal none of us could touch Charlie He had a different gift and he ll be sorely missed A suspect Tyler Robinson was arrested by police in Utah President Donald Trump reported a suspect was in custody on Fox Friends on Friday morning Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
