WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes and Cade Phillips Preview Auburn Matchup

Rick Barnes
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes. Photo via RTI.

No. 6 Tennessee will head to Auburn, AL, for a heavyweight clash with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday night.

The Vols and the Tigers have held the nation’s top spot in the AP rankings for the last seven weeks as two of the best teams in the country and the conference. Tennessee held the top spot from week six to week 10 while Auburn has held it for the last two weeks.

Ahead of the game on Saturday night, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and forward Cade Phillips met with the media on Friday morning to preview the game and the latest around the team. Barnes also spoke about being a parent in the coaching world after Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell gave birth to her first child this week.

No. 1 Auburn will host No. 6 Tennessee at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night in Neville Arena. Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for live, on-site coverage of the game this weekend.

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Check out both of Tennessee’s Friday interviews below:

Tennessee HC Rick Barnes

Tennessee F Cade Phillips

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