Sports Notebook: Memphis AD’s confidence in a football season ‘hour-to-hour;’ opting out no option for FSU star; and dancing in the rain
In this file photo, Memphis athletics director Laird Veatch addresses the media regarding the departure of head football coach Mike Norvell Dec. 8, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Laird Veatch warily eyes the status of the football season; Mike Norvell's best player makes his position clear; and an innocently made but still offensive gesture at a baseball game lands a coach in trouble.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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