Two former Tigers have pro plans with the UFL’s Memphis Showboats
Former Tigers Joseph Scates (left) and Jaylon Allen (right) will be on the Memphis Showboats. (From left to right: John Amis/AP file; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Joe Scates was confused when he read a congratulations text message he received Dec. 6.
The former Memphis Tigers receiver had deleted social media from his phone. So, when the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League announced they were signing him, Scates hadn’t heard before the congratulatory text was sent.
“I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Scates recalled. “They were like, ‘You signed with the Memphis Showboats,’ and I just started seeing it.”
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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