Memphis considered joining the Pac-12, but school officials determined standing pat in the AAC for now was the right move.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway reacted to the news of the school's decision to remain in the AAC in an interview with The C Appeal.

It isn't often a team's coach ( Penny Hardaway, in this case) hands out a handful of pink slips exactly two months before the regular season tips off, then sees that same coach accused of major NCAA violations in a widely circulated anonymous letter.