In late December, University of Miami hoops coach Jim Larranaga retired two months into the season. There was no scandal behind it, no family reasons given.

Larranaga — who has taken two teams to the Final Four, most recently in 2023 — told The Post thisweek: “It’s not that I don’t love coaching anymore or wanted to step down. I felt like I was no longer the right guy for the job.”

More specifically, not the right guy in this brave new world where NIL — the NCAA right that lets college athletes profit off their name, image and likeness — combined with the freedom of movement the transfer portal provides young athletes, has essentially made college athletes free agents every year.