Tennessee NCAA Tournament Preview: A Quick Look At Texas
Tennessee basketball is back in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for a third straight year as they look to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. Standing in Rick Barnes and the Vols way is a familiar foe— the Texas Longhorns. Barnes spent 17 seasons as the head […]
Game Line: Tennessee Basketball Opens As Favorites Against Texas
Tennessee basketball is 6.5-point favorites in its NCAA Tournament Round of 32 matchup against Texas according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 146.5. It’ll be the Rick Barnes bowl on Saturday night as Tennessee’s ninth-year head coach faces the school that he spent 17 years coaching prior to his time in Knoxville. Analytical […]
Tipoff Time Set For Tennessee Basketball’s NCAA Tournament Matchup Against Texas
Let the Rick Barnes Bowl commence. No. 2-seed Tennessee basketball will face seven-seed Texas in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The game will be the first one of the game, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET. CBS will broadcast the game. *CBS has pushed the tip off time for […]
Chris Beard Reportedly The Top Candidate for Ole Miss Basketball
UPDATE (3/13/23): According to a report from ESPN on Monday morning, Ole Miss Basketball is now “closing in” on an agreement to make Chris Beard the Rebels’ next head coach. Tennessee defeated Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC Tournament this past weekend in Nashville. Former Texas basketball head coach Chris Beard looks […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Zakai Zeigler, and Olivier Nkamhoua React to Victory over Texas
Fourth-ranked Tennessee handed tenth-ranked Texas an 11-point loss on Saturday night in Thomson-Boling Arena as the Vols found an 82-71 victory over the Longhorns. Tennessee was led by Olivier Nkamhoua and Zakai Zeigler as both players were sensational on the court. Nkamhoua showed patience and poise as he worked his way up to a career-high […]
WATCH: Chris Lofton’s Unforgettable Tennessee Basketball Highlights
Saturday will be a memorable day on Rocky Top as No. 5 Tennessee is set to host Kentucky in a critical SEC East game. During halftime, Tennessee will also honor VFL and basketball legend Chris Lofton as the Vols make him the fifth retired jersey in program history. It’s fitting that the Vols will be […]
Texas Basketball Fires Head Coach Amidst Season
Texas Basketball has fired head coach Chris Beard, per multiple reports on Thursday afternoon. The firing comes while Beard currently faces a felony domestic family violence charge from an altercation with his fiancée on December 12. Beard was arrested for the alleged assault and was later released after posting a $10,000 bond. Texas indefinitely suspended […]
Texas Basketball Head Coach Chris Beard Arrested on Unsettling Charge
Multiple reports on Monday morning show that Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday on unsettling charges. According to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office via On3 Sports, Christopher Michael Beard, age 49, was arrested for “ASSAULT ON FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD MEMBER IMPEDE BREATH CIRCULATION,” a 3rd-degree felony. The sheriff’s office lists that Beard […]
Tennessee’s Opponent For The Big 12/SEC Challenge Announced
Texas basketball will make a return trip to Knoxville for this year’s Big 12/SEC Challenge after the Vols traveled to Austin for last year’s matchup. Tennessee hosts the Longhorns on Jan. 28. Tip-off time has not been announced. The matchup marks the second time Tennessee has faced Texas in the nine years of the event […]
Vols’ Last-Minute Comeback Attempt Falls Just Short of Glory
Had Tennessee have been able to come back and defeat Texas last night, on the road, it would have been one of the Vols’ most resilient wins on the season without question. With eight minutes left in the game, the Vols were down 17 points in a hostile environment. However, after the next six and […]
