Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers are coming to town again, looking to add a seventh straight win to their tally against Tennessee. Pearl has owned his old program as of late, despite Rick Barnes putting out some strong teams over the last few years.
Auburn has been a source of pain for Tennessee, scorching the Volunteers from the three-point line and finding a few blowout wins, most notably in the SEC Championship back in 2019. Of course it’s all that much more painful when Pearl — the beloved coach who re-energized Tennessee basketball — is the one on the opposing sideline.