Media Information
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
Ticket Information
room will be open at the same time.
Spotters With at least a week's notice, Memphis can retain the services of a spotter for radio and television announcers. Our established fee is a minium of $35 to be paid at the conclusion of the game. Please call our office in advance and we will assist you in any way possible (901-678-2337).
Photographers The sidelines at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field are very restricted and space is limited. Passes will be issued only for photographers representing daily newspapers, wire services, student newspapers, television stations and the athletic media relations office. Photographers will be restricted to the areas outside the 25-yard lines. Credentials will not be issued to freelance photographers. No photographers will be allowed inside the team bench areas in accordance with NCAA regulations.
Practice Attendance
JENNIFER RODRIGUES OFFICE: 901-678-2397 HOME: 901-737-5552 e-mail: jmpowers@memphis.edu
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 Tigers’ new practice facility at Murphy Athletic Complex is equipped with a media room. Players and coaches can be interviewed on the field or media members will be allowed to use the media room for interviews in case of inclement weather. The media room is located in the new portion of the Football Training Facility.
For ticket information to the University of Memphis football games, call the Athletic Ticket Office at (901) 6782331.
Player Interviews Players are available for interviews from Monday 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 and no interviews should occur without approval of the Athletic Media Relations Office or the head football coach.
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 Athletic Office Building. 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. Player availability is based on the athletes class schedule.
Contacting West The best time to reach Memphis head coach Tommy West is between 11:30 AM and 1 PM Monday through Wednesday. The football office telephone number is 901-678-2341. Coach West asks that all interview request for him be placed through Bob Winn of the Athletic Media Relations Office. Winn can be reached at 901-678-2337.
C-USA Teleconference Information Conference USA hosts a weekly coaches teleconference throughout the 2003 football season. Individual teleconference with each head coach are held on Monday afternoons beginning at 2 PM EDT/1 PM CDT. The teleconferences start on Monday, August 25th and conclude on November 24th. Call-In Number: 913-981-5508
TAMMY DeGROFF OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: 901-384-4193 e-mail: tdegroff@memphis.edu
MARTHA WOODS
Secretary OFFICE: 901-678-2337 e-mail: mwoods@memphis.edu
The Schedule 1:30 PM/12:30 PM 1:35 PM/12:35 PM 1:42 PM/12:42 PM 1:49 PM/12:49 PM 1:56 PM/12:56 PM 2:03 PM/1:03 PM 2:10 PM/1:10 PM 2:17 PM/1:17 PM 2:24 PM/1:24 PM 2:31 PM/1:31 PM 2:38 PM/1:38 PM 2:45 PM/1:45 PM 2:52 PM/1:52 PM
Player of the Week/Notes Jim Leavitt, South Florida John Thompson, East Carolina Todd Berry, Army Rick Minter, Cincinnati Bobby Petrino, Louisville Chris Scelfo, Tulane Art Briles, Houston Jeff Bower, Southern Mississippi Tommy West, Memphis Watson Brown, UAB Gary Patterson, TCU Beat Writer Notes Exchange
A playback of the teleconference is available beginning at 7:00 PM CDT each Monday. The playback can be referenced by calling 402-220-1009. The playback will run until the following week’s teleconference.
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