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Four Downs with Finebaum: Tennessee’s CFP downfall, final word on Memphis’ season

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 23, 2024 5:17 PM CT | Published: December 23, 2024 11:19 AM CT

Former Memphian Paul Finebaum, the White Station High and University of Tennessee graduate who makes his living talking SEC football for ESPN, is answering college football questions for The Daily Memphian.

The weekly Q&A series “Four Downs with Finebaum” will run throughout the 2024 season.

Last week the Memphis Tigers helped usher in bowl season with their wild 42-37 win over West Virginia of the Big 12 in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.


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Later in the week the College Football Playoff got underway with Notre Dame beating Indiana, Penn State handling SMU, Texas knocking off Clemson and Ohio State having little trouble with Tennessee.

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Tim Buckley

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.


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