After a 1-1 week to open SEC play with a loss to Arkansas and a win over Texas, Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers will travel to the Sunshine State this weekend to take on Florida in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon. The Gators are the reigning national champions, but are currently unranked heading into Saturday’s rivalry showdown.
Florida opened SEC play with a two-point loss at Missouri before beating No. 18 Georgia at home earlier in the week.
Tennessee is looking for its first true road win this weekend. The Vols picked up a pair of wins in neutral site showings during the Player’s Era Tournament, but have lost true road games at Syracuse and Arkansas so far this year. Tennessee has been perfect at home with a 9-0 record in Knoxville, but has a 2-2 record in neutral site games and a 0-2 record in true road games.
We’ll see if that changes on Saturday.
Ahead of the rivalry game, Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey and guard Bishop Boswell met with the media on Friday morning to preview the game. Check out both interviews below:
Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey
Tennessee G Bishop Boswell
