When Bruce Pearl announced his retirement before the start of this season and his son, Steven Pearl, took over, everyone knew there would be slight changes in how the two coached at Auburn. While both can be boisterous on the sidelines, no father and son are going to be exactly alike.
Following the Tigers' 84-73 victory over Oregon in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Auburn star point guard Tahaad Pettiford discussed the differences between the two head coaches.
"Steven is just a different type of person," Pettiford said per AuburnUndercover's Nathan King. "Cooler guy, he's younger, he relates to us more.