On Saturday, following Auburn’s 82-70 NCAA Tournament win over Creighton, Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl began his post-game press conference by calling for the release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander, who is being held hostage in Gaza.
“I get asked a lot how this basketball program has become so competitive over the last eight years,” Pearl said. “I believe it was God’s plan to give us this success, success beyond what we deserve, to give us this platform, to give me an opportunity to start this press conference really briefly and remind the world that Edan Alexander is still held hostage in Gaza right now.”
During an appearance on Monday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Pearl discussed his decision and credited President Donald Trump for leading the way to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
“Coach Pearl, congratulations…
