Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn and Tennessee Coach Tony Vitello shook hands and spoke on the field briefly between games Saturday at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
On Sunday, Van Horn’s Razorbacks and Vitello’s Volunteers will meet with the SEC Tournament title on the line. Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 3-2 and Tennessee defeated Florida 4-0 in the semifinals.
Saturday’s interaction was the first in public since the men had a testy exchange 13 days earlier after the Razorbacks’ 3-2 victory over the Volunteers in the series finale in Knoxville, Tenn. Vitello, who coached four seasons under Van Horn at Arkansas from 2014-17, has taken responsibility for the exchange after that game.