Mike White found out firsthand how good Tennessee’s basketball team is this season when the Vols went into the rowdy environment of the O’Connell Center and came out a 78-67 winner over the weekend.

Now that Florida’s coach has seen 14-1 Tennessee in action, he’s ready to call Rick Barnes’ team a national championship contender. The Vols are also 3-0 so far in conference play this season.

Here is what White had to say about the Tennessee team his Gators just lost to over the weekend to drop Florida to an overall record of 9-6 and 1-2 in league play.

“I think they’re good at everything. They have a chance to win the national championship. I don’t know what they’re not good at,” White said according to David Paschall of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

It’s rare you see a rival coach hand out praise like that following a meeting with a team but based on everything Tennessee has shown on the court this season, there’s no reason to believe White is being anything other than honest with his assessment of Barnes’ squad.