Buckley: Ryan Silverfield has much to celebrate. The coffee stains prove it.
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield, left, lifts the Frisco Bowl trophy after beating West Virginia on Tuesday night in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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.
It wasn’t perfect, but the Memphis Tigers’ 2024 football season is chock-full of accomplishments worth celebrating.
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