Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl speaks with the media during NCAA Tournament First Round Practice at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 19, 2025. (Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)
(FOX) – Bruce Pearl said Monday he was thanking God for the blessing he and the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team received when he thought of the idea of speaking up for Edan Alexander – an Israeli-American held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
