The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached Tennessee from 2005-11. Pearl, of course, has turned around the Auburn basketball program since taking over in 2014.

Current Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl is one of the very few former Tennessee Vols head coaches who is still a popular figure in Knoxville. That's because no one on Rocky Top actually wanted to see Pearl fired in 2011.

What Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said during his postgame press conference after his No. 1-ranked Tigers rallied in the final minute to beat No. 6 Tennessee 53-51 at Neville Arena Saturday night: Opening Statement “You know I got asked by Andy during the pregame show,

With No. 6 Tennessee coming to Neville Arena on Saturday, here's what coach Rick Barnes said about Auburn basketball, Bruce Pearl and the Tigers' place in a stacked SEC.

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 7 Tennessee basketball faces Auburn. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

While Auburn basketball's gotten some rest this week, the status of All-American Johni Broome for Saturday's contest against No. 6 Tennessee is still shaky.

Auburn men’s basketball earned a significant win Saturday, beating No. 6 Tennessee 53-51. However, the day started on a more somber note after what many called a stampede occurred outside Neville Arena Saturday morning. It happened prior to ESPN’s College GameDay doing its show live from the arena.

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka angrily smashed her racket after losing her Australian Open crown to an unexpected challenger, 19th seed Madison Keys, and then explained that she had needed to clear her head before making the traditional runner-up speech.

Tennessee basketball faces a familiar face when it travels to take on No. 1 Auburn on Saturday night. The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached ...

He'd brought Tennessee basketball back from the ashes, and his love for the community was 100 percent genuine. Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Tennessee's Rick Barnes (Photo: Jake Crandall, USA TODAY Sports)

ESPN's computer model, the Basketball Power Index, has changed its prediction for the Final Four. The 2024-25 men's college basketball season is heating up. Auburn looks like the best team in the country,