Memphis’ Laird Veatch mentioned as possible Missouri AD candidate
University of Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch speaks during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Veatch has been prominently mentioned in multiple media reports as a candidate for the vacant AD position at SEC member Missouri. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Veatch was among the top contenders for the job when it was last open in 2021.
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Memphis Tigers Laird VeatchTim 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.
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