Is Memphis football the best non-power conference job on the market?
University of Memphis athletic director Ed Scott address the media about the university’s future within the AAC Sept. 26, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Four American Conference head coaches have been poached during what has turned out to be one of the wildest coaching carousels in the history of college football.
North Texas coach Eric Morris became the first American head coach of the season to land a power conference job when he agreed to fill the vacancy at Oklahoma State.
Tulane coach Jon Sumrall (Florida), South Florida coach Alex Golesh (Auburn) and Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield (Arkansas) were all officially announced as new head coaches in the SEC on Sunday.
Silverfield leaves the Tigers after three consecutive losses to end the regular season with an 8-4 record. He went 50-24 overall as the program’s full-time head coach, which includes a 5-2 record against power conference schools but zero conference championship appearances in six years at the helm.
With all four American schools in the market for a head coach at the same time, it’s worth posing the question of which vacancy is the most enticing.
The Tigers make a heck of a case.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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