Tennessee will kick off the SEC Tournament at 3 p.m. ET, where they will take on the Auburn Tigers, who are fighting for their lives on the Bubble. Right now, ESPN has the Tigers in the “work to do” category when it comes to Selection Sunday, so Auburn is going to bring its A game against the Vols.
Digging deeper, Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford issued a PSA for the Vols that they didn’t take too kindly to what happened in the first matchup between these two squads. He said, “Some things were said in the press conference, some giggles after the game, and we’ve seen it.”
Auburn isn’t just fighting for its NCAA fate vs. the Vols. They’re taking this matchup personally:”Some things were said in the press conference, some giggles after the game and we’ve seen it.” “We’re going to see who’s the tougher team.” “They punked us.” pic.twitter.com/YYlpcQ44jK
— Trevor Denton (@trevordenton37) March 11, 2026
I guess teams will take whatever bulletin board material they can find for motivation. In reality, the giggling was completely taken out of context; Nate Ament was laughing at the podium at the comparison between DeWayne Brown II and Jaylen Carey as defensive ends, not mocking Auburn. But apparently, Auburn didn’t see it that way? I respect Auburn for finding some sort of bulletin board material out of this, but making it personal does give you a little bit of fire…