Buckley: Memphis is ticked after its loss to Missouri
University of Memphis lineman Josh Ellison (4) rushes the quarterback during a Sept. 23 game against the University of Missouri in St. Louis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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.
Missouri’s Tigers beat coach Ryan Silverfield’s previously undefeated American Athletic Conference Memphis Tigers 34-27 in an ESPNU-televised game in The Dome at America’s Center.
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