Memphis well represented when No. 6 UT faces No. 3 Alabama
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel watches his team during a game against Florida in September in Knoxville, Tenn. Heupel’s Vols have a dozen Memphis-area players on the roster. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, 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.
The Memphis area will be well represented when No. 6 Tennessee plays the biggest game of its season Saturday in Knoxville against Nick Saban and No. 3 Alabama.
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