MEMPHIS, Tenn. – T.J. Carter and Obinna Eze have been doing their best to downplay Saturday's scrimmage. They've been attempting to treat it like any other spring practice scrimmage, just another of the 15 workouts allowed by the NCAA.
But Saturday's 3 p.m. scrimmage at Brentwood Academy, located just outside Nashville, will be different for Carter and Eze. They'll be returning to the Nashville area where they made a name for themselves – and developed their recruiting stars – before signing to play for the University of Memphis.
Carter, a freshman All-American last season, and Eze, a highly regarded offensive lineman who redshirted last season, will be scrimmaging Saturday before considerably more family and friends than their teammates.