Media Information
Practice Attendance Memphis football practices are open to members of the media but we request that you call in advance to set up any and all interviews with coaches and players. Interviews with players will be limited to Monday - Wednesday and after games on Saturday.
The football office telephone number is 901-678-2341.
Important Locations
For ticket information to the University of Memphis football games, call the Athletic Ticket Office at (901) 6782331.
The Memphis athletic media relations office is located in room 203 E of the athletic office building on campus. The AOB is located on the corner of Southern Avenue and Normal Street. Broadcast booths and camera positions are located on the fourth floor of the Liberty Bowl press box. The Memphis locker room and the visitors locker room are located in the south tunnel of the stadium. Memphis head coach Tommy West will conduct interviews in the Memphis media room following a 10-minute cooling off period. There is no interview room in the visitors locker area.
Player Interviews
Fax-On-Demand
Players are available for interviews until Wednesday after practice on game weeks. Please request interviews with a minimum 24-hour notice. All interviews are to be directed through the SID office.
The U of M will put its game notes, stats, etc... on Pivotal Communications' website at www.mediateamlink.com. Members of the media can sign up for free access of the service which is also used by all CUSA member schools, as well as most of the nation's major conferences. Use of this system is limited to media members only. Following is a list of Memphis' document numbers: Cumulative Stats 1831, Game Notes 1832, Depth Chart 1833 and Postgame 1836. You can also access all of the above documents at www.mediateamlink.com and gotigersgo.com.
Ticket Information
Monday Press Conference University of Memphis head football coach Tommy West will hold his weekly football press luncheon on Monday's at 11:30 AM. The luncheon will be held in the Assembly Room of the AOB. Members of the media are invited to lunch at 11:30 AM. The press conference begins at noon, with West and two or more players.
Contacting West The best time to reach Memphis head coach Tommy West is between 11:30 AM and 1 PM Monday through Wednesday.
Tigers on the Web For information on Memphis sports go to the official site of Tiger athletics, www.gotigersgo.com . Please stop by and catch up on all Memphis sports at the following location:
www.gotigersgo.com
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS BOB WINN OFFICE: 901-678-4150 HOME: 901-753-6441 e-mail: bwinn@memphis.edu
RON MEARS OFFICE: 901-678-2349 HOME: 901-213-1737 e-mail: rmears@memphis.edu
JENNIFER RODRIGUES OFFICE: 901-678-2397 HOME: 901-737-5552 e-mail: jmpowers@memphis.edu
TAMMY DeGROFF OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: 901-TBA e-mail: tdegroff@memphis.edu
IT'S TIME TO ROLL ON THE RIVER...Members of the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office gather at Look Out Park on the banks of the Mississippi River. This year's staff includes: Bob Winn, Ron Mears, Jennifer Rodrigues, and Martha Woods. Not Pictured -Tammy DeGroff, Ryan Powell and Todd Vatter.
RYAN POWELL Graduate Assistant OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: TBA e-mail: TBA
TODD VATTER Graduate Assistant OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: TBA e-mail: TBA
MARTHA WOODS
Secretary OFFICE: 901-678-2337 e-mail: mwoods@memphis.edu