Nick Saban teases the Memphis Tigers on College GameDay
ESPN sportscaster and former football coach Nick Saban speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days July 15 in Dallas. (Jeffrey McWhorter/AP file)
The former Alabama coach called the University of Memphis by the wrong name as he speculated about the team’s chances for this season’s newly expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff.
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Memphis Tigers Football Nick Saban ESPN College GameDayTim 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.
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