Buckley: Silverfield’s Tigers have focus. Attention on them, sadly, is lacking.
University of Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield takes the field during a Sept. 7 game against Troy. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
The Memphis Tigers have a glorious thing going.
They went into their 38-17 victory against Troy Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium as one of the top-two Group of Five and top-20 overall programs in the country, according to AP Top 25 voting.
Memphis has opened with two straight wins, including its 40-0 shutout of North Alabama. The Tigers are runaway favorites to win the American Athletic Conference, according to a preseason media poll.
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