Martin: Memphis football handles business. Now comes the chance to make noise.
Memphis running back Sutton Smith eludes the Troy Trojans Saturday during the Tigers game in Troy, Ala. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
Three games into the season, Memphis football has done its job.
And now comes Arkansas.
The Tigers beat Troy, 28-7, to move themselves to 3-0 and set up a meeting with Arkansas in Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. If the Razorbacks win Saturday night — Arkansas plays Ole Miss with the Rebels on their backup quarterback —it’ll be a matchup of unbeatens.
Saturday wasn’t flashy for the Tigers. But like the first two games of their season, it was a workmanlike effort against inferior opposition.
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