Auburn University head basketball coach Bruce Pearl would “like to serve his country,” according to U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.).

Multiple outlets have reported that some GOP insiders are interested in a Pearl run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn). Tuberville is running for governor in 2026.

Pearl hasn’t said whether he plans to run for Senate or stay at Auburn.

Burchett, a friend of Pearl’s, told "Alabama Unfiltered Radio" on Friday that Pearl wants to “get in the fight.”

“I went to his and Brandy’s wedding. I know him well. I know his family,” Burchett said. “I think Coach Pearl, seriously, he’d like to serve his country. I think he sees a lot of the national stuff going on, and like a lot of people, he shares in that frustration, just lik

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