Memphis spring scrimmage notes: Defense off to fast start

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 20, 2021 7:09 PM CT | Published: March 20, 2021 6:19 PM CT
<strong>Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield talks to the team during a spring scrimmage on Saturday, March 20. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been exciting; I think the guys have the right mindset. It&rsquo;s amazing, you get four practices in and you feel like you&rsquo;re so much further ahead than you were this time last year,&rdquo; he said.</strong> (Matthew Smith/Memphis Athletics)

Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield talks to the team during a spring scrimmage on Saturday, March 20. “It’s been exciting; I think the guys have the right mindset. It’s amazing, you get four practices in and you feel like you’re so much further ahead than you were this time last year,” he said. (Matthew Smith/Memphis Athletics)

Defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre’s scheme is no longer so foreign; coach Ryan Silverfield is testing his QBs. 

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