Rick Barnes gave a brutally honest answer about why he’s still the head coach at Tennessee earlier today.
Barnes frankly admitted that he was unable to work out a financial deal with UCLA:
Rick Barnes on staying at Tennessee: "It has to make sense from a financial standpoint. And the bottom line is, we just couldn't work it out, the buyout."
— David Ubben (@davidubben) April 16, 2019
Barnes on how close he came to leaving for UCLA: "There was one time in my mind I truly felt that would happen.