Auburn head coach, Bruce Pearl, invited the family members of the hostage held in Gaza, the American Edan Alexander, to come visit the game and also get a photo with their favorite player, which is Danny Wolf, from Michigan Wolverines.

Pearl's personality is not limited to the basketball sideline - he frequents other Auburn sporting events and has also used his platform as a prominent coach to express his views

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl has used his platform to bring attention to the plight of Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American being held hostage by Hamas.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl opened up about why he decided to speak out about the Israeli-American held hostage by Hamas.

Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is this generation’s Sandy Koufax.

Pearl began his postgame NCAA Tournament news conference by advocating for the release of Alexander, the last living American being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas.

Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is using the March Madness tournament platform to advocate for hostages held captive in Gaza.