Memphis basketball player Tyreek Smith took a little break from the Tigers and Penny Hardaway's team is gearing up to face Alabama on Oct. 28. 

On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, basketball beat writer Jason Munz and football beat writer Jonah Dylan answer the when's, why's and what happened's surrounding the Smith saga that began unfolding privately last week and reached its resolution Tuesday morning. 

Munz and Dylan also look ahead to the Tigers' exhibition game against Alabama and discuss what we should expect from Memphis in its final preseason outing.