Buckley: AutoZone Liberty Bowl staying in Memphis? Just wondering.
Texas Tech University lineman Gabe Cavazos Jr. (68) holds up the Liberty Bowl trophy after his team defeated Mississippi State University at the 63rd AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee Dec. 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Executive director Steve Ehrhart addresses the question of where he anticipates this year’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played.
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