Auburn's Steven Pearl details taking over for his father at Auburn & his first days as head coach

Inside College Basketball Now · Oct 17, 2025 · 31m

Auburn first-year head coach Steven Pearl joins Jon Rothstein to discuss taking over the program, year one as the lead man, his roster and one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the country.

(0:00) Intro

(0:30) Being introduced as Auburn’s head coach

(1:00) Describing the days since becoming the lead man

(3:00) How your schedule changes going from assistant to head coach

(4:45) Growing up with Bruce Pearl as your father

(6:45) How is coach Steven Pearl different from coach Bruce Pearl?

(8:30) Coaching influences and taking tidbits from different programs

(9:45) When did he know…