Buckley: Veatch accomplished much at Memphis. Who takes Tigers to next level?
University of Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch is leaving the Memphis Tigers program to take over as AD of the Missouri Tigers. (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.
“Whoever succeeds Laird Veatch as the Memphis Tigers athletic director will be handed a silver platter full of gifts realized under his watch.”
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