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Watch: Rick Barnes Meets With Media Ahead of Battle of UTs on Saturday

Ahead of Tennessee's showdown with Texas, head coach Rick Barnes addressed the media to give his thoughts on the matchup with the Longhorns.

Jack Foster

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The No. 18 Tennessee BasketVols are slated to take on the Texas Longhorns in Austin on Saturday night for a battle of the UTs. Ahead of the matchup, head coach Rick Barnes met with the local media to discuss his team's status ahead of the road game along with his thoughts on returning to a place he coached for 17 years. 

Barnes' entire local zoom media availability is in the video above. 

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Jack Foster
JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.