The John Clay Podcast: Kentucky vs. Tennessee college basketball preview

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Since coming to Knoxville, Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes is 8-6 against his good friend John Calipari. Barnes will be looking to add to that total when he brings his Volunteers to Rupp Arena on Saturday to face Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats. UT has won three of the last four meetings at Rupp. This year, Kentucky is ranked 18th and Tennessee 22nd in the AP Top 25. To preview the matchup, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Mike Wilson of the Knoxville News-Sentinel about the Volunteers and Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader about the Wildcats.

This story was originally published January 13, 2022 at 5:08 PM.

Jerry Tipton

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Jerry Tipton has covered Kentucky basketball beginning with the 1981-82 season to the present. He is a member of the United States Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame. Support my work with a digital subscription

John Clay

Lexington Herald-Leader

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription