Arkansas-to-Memphis move rekindles Simeon Blair’s love for football
“The Liberty Bowl was crazy … It was an intense game, and I felt like it was the game that told me I was gonna be in Memphis,” Simeon Blair (5) said. He is seen during the Memphis Tigers football practice on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (Brad Vest/Special The Daily Memphian)
New Tigers safety Simeon Blair contemplated his future as the Razorbacks were busy beating Kansas in the crazy 2022 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Now, the safety is expected to play an integral role in Memphis’ 2023 secondary.
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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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