Buckley: Memphis hasn’t always been kind to Zach Arnett. He still came back.
Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett reacts to a play during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama Sept. 30 in Starkville, Miss. Alabama won 40-17. (Rogelio V. Solis/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.
The Mississippi State football coach speaks to the Memphis Touchdown Club during his first season after succeeding the late Mike Leach.
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