Buckley: The Memphis-UTSA mess is a shame. But there’s a bigger shame.
UTSA quarterback Owen McCown (2) throws against Texas during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2024. (Eric Gay/AP file)
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.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nothing to see here.
That’s what American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti suggested when he was asked Friday about reports revealing a former Memphis football player shared intel with UTSA’s quarterback before the Roadrunners beat the Tigers last season.
Pernetti was not alone in his efforts to make the bad look blow over.
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