New quarterback, same ol’ bad fortune for the Showboats
Memphis Showboats quarterback Troy Williams scrambles to get away from the Michigan Panthers defensive end Breeland Speaks at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Sunday, April 28. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
With usual starting quarterback Case Cookus hurting, Coach John DeFilippo had Troy Williams step in. But the Showboats still lost to the Michigan Panthers at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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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.
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