Zakai Zeigler sat for the final 7:10 of the first half between Tennessee basketball and Vanderbilt on Saturday. The ...

Rick Barnes said he never considered putting Zakai Zeigler back in the game with two fouls in the first half Saturday ...

Rick Barnes was met with resistance when he wanted to take Zakai Zeigler out of the game Tuesday night at Florida. Never mind that No. 1 Tennessee was limping to the finish line in a 30-point loss.

Rick Barnes called Zakai Zeigler a "comfort blanket" after Tennessee basketball beat Georgia on Wednesday. A Philadelphia ...

Then Zakai Zeigler picked up his second foul with 7:10 remaining. Rick Barnes elected to sit Zeigler for the remainder of the first half. The senior point guard took a seat on the bench with ...

In Zakai Zeigler's mind, sitting is for quitters. He never wants to leave the floor, and Rick Barnes usually won't make him. Barnes doesn't even ask that much anymore, and he's fine with it.

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.

NASHVILLE — Rick Barnes did not think about putting Zakai Zeigler in the game with two fouls in the first half Saturday. The Vols guard sat for the final 7:10 before halftime after picking up ...