How a tiny Texas bowl came up big with the No. 25 Memphis Tigers
Memphis Tigers, including quarterback Seth Henigan (9) and Brandon Thomas (22) will play in the Frisco Bowl on Dec. 17 in Texas. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The Frisco Bowl checked all the right boxes for the University of Memphis: a Big 12 opponent in a pre-Christmas game in a warm climate that’s a reasonable drive for fans.
The bonus? Frisco, Texas is just a short drive from quarterback Seth Henigan’s hometown of Denton.
U of M athletic director Ed Scott and Frisco Bowl executive director Sean Johnson reveal how it all came together.
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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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