The AM/DM podcast: At U of M, Huff is in
Southern Mississippi head coach Charles Huff watches his team before an NCAA football game against Mississippi State on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Hattiesburg, Miss. (Matthew Hinton/AP file)
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Former Tigers head football coach Ryan Silverfield initially joined the program in 2016 as the offensive line coach, becoming head coach four seasons later.
But news broke a little more than a week ago that Silverfield had taken a job with Arkansas and would be leaving the University of Memphis.
Now, we know that Southern Mississippi coach Charles Huff will join the U of M as its new head coach, and he’s bringing some members of his coaching staff with him.
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola talks to University of Memphis football reporter Frank Bonner about where the program is now, how important the new coach is for the university and what to know as the Tigers go into the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa.
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Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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