It was a day of scares for Tennessee basketball. The all-time leading program in national championships and one of the five most storied programs in college basketball offered Vols’ head coach Rick Barnes a pretty solid contract.
Reports suggested it was for five years and at a salary of $5 million. But instead of leaving, Barnes chose to remain in Knoxville. Multiple reports Monday night, during the national championship game appeared to confirm that statement, including Rob Lewis of VolQuest, Chris Low of ESPN, Russell Biven of WBIR and Jimmy Hyams of WNML.