Nov. 3, 2009

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Because of an event scheduling conflict at The Variety Club, this week's Tommy West Radio Show on Thursday, Nov. 5, will feature Coach West and host Forrest Goodman in the WREC AM600 studio. The show airs live from 7-8 p.m.

Listeners can participate in the show by calling (901) 535-WREC (9732) or 1-800-474-WREC (9732).

The show will be back at The Variety Club, located at 1648 Sycamore View Road, the following week.

The Tigers travel to Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend for the 12th time in the series history, which began at Tennessee in 1968. The game was selected for broadcast by ESPNU, marking the first time either football team will be appearing on the 24-hour college sports network that features approximately 300 live events. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET. ESPNU is available in Memphis on the following channels --- 228 (Comcast Cable) 614 (Directv) and 141 (Dish Network).

Fans have until Friday to sign up for the Battle For the Bones BBQ contest surrounding the Memphis-UAB football game on Nov. 14. The two categories for the competition are ribs and sauce. There are three prizes for ribs: first place is $750 and an entry into the Memphis in MAY BBQ Contest; second place is $500; and third place is $250. The sauce winner will receive $500.