There are 9 article(s) tagged Fred Jones:

• January 2024

  • Transfer of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to U of M finalized

    Now that the meeting minutes are approved, the U of M Auxiliary Services Foundation will receive Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 16, 2024

• December 2023

  • What the Southern Heritage Classic contract says and how it could change

    Memphis City Council approved the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium ownership transfer but with the caveat that the U of M, the City and Fred Jones would continue to negotiate.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 21, 2023

• February 2023

  • Southern Heritage Classic tickets go on sale Friday

    Former band members from new participant Arkansas at Pine Bluff can’t wait to see their school play Tennessee State in Memphis.

    By Frank Bonner II February 02, 2023

• September 2022

  • Southern Heritage faces possible change, but hopefully keeps classic feel

    JSU might be ready for a new chapter, but Southern Heritage Classic Founder Fred Jones is looking at this week as if it is just another Classic in Memphis. 

    By Drew Hill September 10, 2022

• February 2022

  • Calkins: Sure, Jackson State shafted the Southern Heritage Classic. But that won’t stop Fred Jones.

    Jackson State wronged the Southern Heritage Classic when it backed out of its contractual commitment to play in 2022. But if you think that’s the end of the classic, you don’t know Fred Jones. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 03, 2022

  • Founder Fred Jones says Southern Heritage Classic more than just a game

    Jones said the formula to continue the event is intact despite Jackson State pulling out. Tennessee State calls JSU’s move an “insensitive and irresponsible act.”

    By Frank Bonner II February 03, 2022

• September 2021

  • Four things to watch in the Southern Heritage Classic

    Both Tennessee State and Jackson State feature numerous Memphians, and even a former Memphis Tiger.

    By Steven Johnson September 10, 2021

• June 2020

  • Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to coronavirus

    Health concerns associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have led to cancellation of the annual Southern Heritage Classic in September.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 17, 2020

• September 2019

  • Calkins: Fred Jones and the Southern Heritage Classic should be a lesson for us all

    Memphis didn't support the Southern Heritage Classic 30 years ago. It did support a giant boondoggle. As the Classic celebrates its anniversary, there's a lesson to be learned. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 14, 2019