Sara K Clarke, and David Williams

The Commercial Appeal

It looks like Memphis is set to get a major VIP for the NCAA South Regionals: Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend a game.

Pence, the former governor of Indiana, has ties to one of the four teams that is playing in Memphis for a bid in the Elite Eight.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions for certain aircraft in the Memphis area due to "VIP movement." The airspace restrictions exempt "military aircraft directly supporting the United States Secret Service and the office of The Vice President of the United States." The restrictions also exempt aircraft arriving or departing from Memphis International Airport.

City of Memphis spokesman Kyle Veazey said the city is expecting Pence for the games. The Vice President’s office said it has not released Pence’s schedule for Friday, but expects to do so today or tonight.

Pence's wife, Karen, attended Butler. In a 2013 profile story, a reporter for The Indianapolis Star wrote: "She smiles as she quotes him saying that until Butler made it to the Final Four, 'Our kids didn't know I was making an alumni reference when I called mom a bulldog.' "

Butler made it to the Final Four in 2010 and 2011, both times losing in the championship game. The Bulldogs play North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen at 6:09 p.m. Friday at FedExForum.

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