"We know going there we have to have our best day of the year," said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. Auburn is coming off an 80-68 win on the road against Vanderbilt. "We feel better about ourselves beating Vanderbilt on the road," Pearl said.

Auburn assistant coach Steven Pearl wasn’t afraid to give a hot take. He recognized that’s what was wanted on the radio show, so he delivered. Pearl was appearing on the Stingray Show on Tide 100.9 this week and shared this opinion: “I don’t think Alabama goes and hires Nate Oats if Bruce Pearl isn’t at Auburn,

Bruce Pearl has coached at a high level throughout his time as head coach of the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team. His success is believed to have played a role in Alabama following a similar route with how they hired Nate Oats,