Simmons Bank CEO ‘confident’ U of M, city government will agree on stadium funding
A new field awaits the Tigers' at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium ahead of their first home game of the season Saturday, Sept. 17. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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