Tommy West: Buyout talk is `boldface lie’

Memphis football coach Tommy West responded to rumors he could be fired soon. “I can’t control what goes on outside . . . I’m extremely proud of a football team for putting everything that’s been said outside behind them and not paying any attention to it and working to try and win a game, regardless of the distractions. And that’s what this is. It’s a distraction for a football team. . . . I guess somebody reported I had agreed to a buyout last night. For those people that would like for that to happen let me make sure you understand. I have never quit anything in my life and I will not quit this.” (on his critics) “I can’t worry about people that aren’t in the arena with me. I feel kind of sorry for some people. They get their kicks by going on the Internet without a name or a face or anything and telling lies. This (talk of a buyout) is a boldface lie. I’m glad to be the coach at Memphis and I intend on being the coach at Memphis.” – Memphis Commercial-Appeal