Autozone Liberty Bowl News

 
Big 12 vs. SEC bowl announced for 2014
Memphis Commercial Appeal
If one or both of the league champions is selected to play in the playoff, another team would be selected for the Big 12-SEC bowl showdown on Jan. 1. It's unclear whether the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, which is under contract for two more years with the ...

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Pair of UC Bearcats drafted in second round
Cincinnati.com
The Bearcats' Derek Wolfe looks on during team photo day at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis in December. / The Enquirer/Joseph Fuqua II Bearcats running back Isaiah Pead runs the ball against Vanderbilt in the second quarter of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in ...

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ODU Joining C-USA
West Virginia MetroNews
In 2011, three C-USA teams were ranked in the nation's Top 25 polls and five competed in bowls, earning the league more than $4.5 million in payouts. The conference has seven bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg ...

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Finding room for 18 teams at Big East tournament
Memphis Commercial Appeal (blog)
Football is expected to dominate discussions this afternoon, including concepts of divisional alignment beginning in 2013 and potential bowl tie-ins. (Remember, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is actually mentioned in the University of Memphis' contract with ...

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Return of USFL to Memphis unlikely
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Steve Ehrhart, executive director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and former general manager of Memphis' entry into the USFL in the mid-1980s, said he's had conversations with some of the new group concerning the rights to the trademarks of the old league ...

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More on the USFL and Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal (blog)
I quoted Steve Ehrhart, the executive director of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and former general manager of the Memphis Showboats, who said he didn't feel as if the new group had demonstrated its legitimacy in terms of owning the rights to the USFL's ...

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Guy, Trevathn selected in NFL Draft
WTVQ
He helped the Wildcats to three bowl appearances, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl following the 2008 season, the 2009 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl after the 2010 season. Guy is the first Wildcat to be selected by Seattle since ...

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