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After highs and lows, Duron Sutton finds renewed purpose at Germantown

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 28, 2026 11:14 AM CT | Published: May 28, 2026 11:11 AM CT

The game of football has been good to Duron Sutton.

It took him from his hometown of Warner Robins, Georgia, to the University of Memphis, where he starred in the secondary in the mid-1990s under Rip Scherer.

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John Varlas

John Varlas

John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.


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