Buckley: Memphis, SMU, Saturday. Biggest game of the year. Really, it is.
Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan, center, looks for a receiver in the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Memphis. The Tigers’ 2023 game against SMU will determine if the the team’s hopes to get into the American Athletic Conference Championship game stay alive. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo 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.
A win over the Mustangs would keep the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference Championship hopes alive.
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