Buckley: Tigers are trying on conference realignment. Just ask Bill Hardgrave.
University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave says the Tigers are still pushing for a new conference home during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (Mark Weber/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.
University of Memphis president makes a case that the Tigers’ hunt for a new home is real.
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