NOTE: This Tigers Q&A feature on Thomas Pickens first appeared in the Memphis GameDay program Nov. 2 when the Tigers hosted SMU.
Q: How you did begin playing football?
A: The first time I put on a football uniform, shoulder pads and helmet, I cried, and I didn't come back for like a year. I didn't come back until the next year. I was really young. It was something I didn't want to do because I played basketball for so long. It was totally different from what I thought it was going to be.