SECMD: Another Final Four, passion for coaching and AI(?!) with Tennessee’s Rick Barnes

Matt Norlander sits down with Tennessee's Rick Barnes at 2026 SEC Media Days.(0:00) Matt Norlander with Tennessee Head Coach Rick Barnes at 2026 SEC Media Day(0:55) The fire is burning to get to a Final Four(1:50) When did Rick embrace what college sports has become? + the love of coaching(3:55) Having the oldest staff in the country + finding common ground with players (6:30) Rick Barnes is a prankster! (and uses AI?!?)(8:30) How Barnes laughs and coaches his team hard at the same team(10:10) Jalen Washington eligibility & the state of the sport(11:50) This is not Rick Barnes’ last seasonTheme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of GusterEye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠.You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.”Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw⁠For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/