Texas' baptism by fire as members of the Southeastern Conference continues when the Longhorns square off against wounded but determined No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday in Austin, Texas. It will be just the second time Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has brought a team to Austin to face the Longhorns, the first resulting in a 52-51 loss to Texas in January 2022 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Barnes coached Texas for 17 seasons before taking over the Volunteers. The teams also played last year in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, with Tennessee winning a 62-58 slugfest. "I'm sure I'm going see a lot of people that are still there that I know, but that's part of it," Barnes said.
No. 1 Tennessee seeks to regain poise on trip to Texas
