Exclusive: Document shows Memphis football will receive full $1 million for moving Missouri game
Documents obtained Thursday by The Daily Memphian show Memphis will receive $1 million, no matter how many seats are sold, to relocate the Sept. 23, 2023, game to the Dome of America Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (Colin E. Braley/AP file)
A document obtained by The Daily Memphian shows the Memphis Tigers will receive a full $1 million for moving their 2023 Missouri game to St. Louis, including $250,000 no matter how many tickets are sold. Plus, we answer some other questions about why the game was moved to St. Louis.
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Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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