‘It was a heartbreaker:’ A flashback to the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Memphis quarterback Riley Ferguson (4) said “We were undefeated the whole year at home until that last game. I know I was disappointed about it.” Ferguson scrambles away from Iowa State linebacker Marcel Spears Jr. (42) in the first half of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl college football game Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Memphis. (Mark Humphrey/AP photo file)
Former Tigers Riley Ferguson and Gabe Kuhn detail the 2017 Liberty Bowl game against Iowa State, which was the last college game for both of them.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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