Calkins: Nobody can replace Fred Smith. (But he told us how to handle this, too.)
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Topic: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
RSSThere are 106 article(s) tagged Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium:
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June 2025
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Where Memphis stands on Liberty Stadium renovation fundraising
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott updated Tigers fans on Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation schedule, cost.
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April 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Why hasn’t Liberty Stadium had a concert in years?
For roughly three decades, the only musicians who played what is now the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium were marching bands. But why?
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Chris Brown concert to be held at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is hosting its first major music concert in nearly three decades.
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March 2025
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Inked: Historic Memphis church to transform into community theater
A building in Memphis is trading church pews for stage cues, with Hattiloo Theatre tapped to run the theater program. Plus, a Nashville-based company takes the next steps for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation.
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U of M foundation cited for sloppy accounting practices
This is the second consecutive year auditors have reported inconsistencies in the financials for the University of Memphis’ Auxiliary Services Foundation, which includes funding for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Memphis Tigers receive big boost to record-setting athletics donation
A new donation reestablishes an estate gift from the Bryant family as the largest in Memphis-athletics history.
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January 2025
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will have reduced capacity, according to new plans
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said the new capacity for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will be 42,000-44,000 — not the 50,000 that was originally planned.
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November 2024
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Memphis AD: Tigers football has the ‘right guy leading us’
Ed Scott also gave updates on Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.
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October 2024
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Calkins: Richard Smith on crime, conference realignment and how the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium gift happened
Richard Smith was as surprised as anyone when Fred Smith, his father, decided the family would give $50 million to help renovate the stadium. Here’s Smith on crime, Ja Morant, conference realignment and how that gift came to be.
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September 2024
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City: Liberty Stadium transfer will be done soon
The City of Memphis has not yet transferred Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium to the University of Memphis.
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Arkansas athletic director ‘open’ to moving 2025 Memphis game to Fayetteville
Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek hadn’t previously been aware that renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium would still be continuing during the Memphis-Arkansas game.
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Southern Heritage Classic preview: Tennessee State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Here’s what to know heading into Saturday’s kickoff at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Southern Heritage Classic looks different for 35th year
Renovations at Liberty Stadium will impact attendance.
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Exhibition showcases three decades of Southern Heritage Classic history
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Tigers fundraising on a roll as stadium renovation continues
Dollars are flowing in since Ed Scott’s late-June hiring and his late-July arrival as the Memphis Tigers’ new athletic director.
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Calkins: For Memphis football, it’s a hole new ballgame!
Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.
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August 2024
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Liberty Stadium groundbreaking celebrates Tigers’ new reality
University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said there were many who believed the renovation wasn’t going to happen.
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Buckley: Planes. Trains. Construction. Dude, Tigers’ expectations are high.
The Tigers are building something big in Memphis ─ and a $220 million stadium revamp is living proof.
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July 2024
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Phase 2 of Liberty Stadium renovations begins
Monday marks the start of Phase 2 of the Tigers’ three-phase, $220 million renovation of Liberty Stadium.
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Calkins: They’re knocking down the Liberty Bowl — and hoping it’s not too late.
“They started knocking down Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Monday. The goal isn’t to have a nicer place to watch games. The goal is an invitation to a power conference. But is it too little, too late?”
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Calkins: The flag over Liberty Stadium is more than 100 years old. Will it continue to fly?
The illuminated flag atop Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been displayed in the city for more than 100 years. Now the stadium is being redone. So what happens to the flag? They are trying to move it — very carefully.
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Liberty Stadium approaching Phase 2 renovation
Stadium capacity for this year will drop from around 58,000 fans to 32,000.
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June 2024
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Buckley: AutoZone Liberty Bowl staying in Memphis? Just wondering.
Executive director Steve Ehrhart addresses the question of where he anticipates this year’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played.
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl announces 2024 date
The 66th AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN.
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May 2024
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Memphis Tigers announce kickoff times for 7 games, 3 ESPN games
Tigers find out kickoff times for seven of its 2024 games.
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