Former Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has found his next calling.

The recently retired coach is joining TNT Sports’ studio crew for Big East and Big 12 basketball coverage, joining Jalen Rose, Jamal Mashburn, Chris Webber and host Adam Lefkoe.

Along with Big 12 and Big East coverage during the season, the crew will join TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ joint coverage of the NCAA tournament.

“I’ve long admired and deeply respected the way TNT Sports delivers the best studio shows in the industry, along with the way they treat everyone as family, and I could not be more excited to join the amazing team they’ve assembled to cover college basketball,” Pearl said in a press release. “The product has never been in better shape on the court and I’m going to bring the same passion I displayed as a coach to broadcasting. I can’t wait for the start of the season.”

The first chance to catch Pearl on TNT will be on Nov. 3 for the Hall of Fame Series to open the 2025-2026 season, which features defending national champions Florida taking on Arizona, and BYU facing Villanova.

TNT also has exclusive rights to the Players Era Championship during Thanksgiving week, a tournament Auburn will be a part of.

Pearl’s new TV gig will be in addition to his new role at Auburn as an athletic department ambassador and special assistant to the athletic director.

With Pearl’s son, Steven, now leading the Auburn basketball program, the Tigers will start the 2025-2026 regular season on Nov. 3 against Bethune-Cookman.