Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl says watching his team lose to Arkansas on television was "as hard as you could possibly imagine."

Pearl has been suspended for the first eight SEC games by league commissioner Mike Slive after lying to NCAA investigators during an ongoing probe into Tennessee's recruiting practices.

He says he felt helpless and had let his team down as the Vols (10-5, 0-1) missed a chance to tie the game as time expired.

Volunteers associate head coach Tony Jones is filling in for Pearl.