Key observations from the Tigers’ depth chart
Coach Ryan Silverfield discussed the Tigers’ lineup ahead of the season-opener Saturday at Mississippi State, and it had a couple of surprises.
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Memphis Tigers Football Can Chris Howard fix the Tigers’ kicking problems?
Florida transfer Chris Howard is looking for a strong ending to his college career while the Tigers are hoping to improve from last year’s rough field-goal kicking.
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Sports Former NFL player and Memphis native Stephen White dies at 48
Stephen White played at Westwood High School before playing six years in the NFL and becoming a sports blogger.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: MVP and breakout player predictions
Quarterback Seth Henigan is on a path to being something special, and he showed that during his freshman season.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers’ defensive coordinator makes debut against Mississippi State’s air raid offense
The first game for defensive coordinator Matt Barnes will be against a coach whom he has tremendous respect for.
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September 2022
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Memphis Tigers Football Key stats and numbers for Tigers’ season opener
Mississippi State’s air raid offense ranked No. 4 in the country in passing yards per game last season and passed for 419 yards in the last outing against the Tigers.
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Memphis Tigers Football Key stats and numbers for the Tigers at Navy
The Tigers are in jeopardy of starting with an 0-2 record for the first time in nine years.
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Home sweet road? Tigers’ last AAC victory away from home came at Navy
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers wanted to give the ‘city something to smile about’
“We know this was such a tough week for the city of Memphis and this one was for those people. ...We hope that for a few hours we were able to be a small and shining light for our great community,” Coach Ryan Silverfield said.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers’ offense clicks in road win at Navy
It was the most points the University of Memphis has ever scored in Annapolis, defeating the Midshipmen.
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Memphis Tigers Football No place like home for the Tigers
The Tigers have four consecutive home games starting with Saturday’s home opener against Arkansas State. Memphis is 11-2 at home the last two seasons.
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Tigers AD Laird Veatch: New digital tickets are ‘more customer friendly’
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers AD Laird Veatch: New digital tickets are ‘more customer friendly’
The Tigers will have electronic ticketing for games, which will include the parking passes. But paper tickets are still available. And Saturday’s home opener will have more visible police presence.
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Memphis Tigers Football NFL Week 1: Notable performances from former Tigers
Antonio Gibson racked up 130 yards of total offense in to help the Washington Commanders beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-22.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Will Drennan to be honored as community hero of the game
Drennan, who sacrificed his life by jumping in to save a child who had been swept into a culvert under Neshoba Road, will be recognized for his heroics at the home opener against Arkansas State on Saturday.
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Memphis Tigers Football Gabe Rogers has always been a receiver at heart
Playing receiver has always been in Gabe Rogers’ heart, but it took a few years to get back to that position. Now he’s taking advantage of the opportunity.
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Memphis Tigers Football The deep ball might be the answer to the Tigers’ run game
“To open up the run game you’ve got to be good in the throw game,” Memphis offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said.
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Memphis Tigers Football Key stats and numbers for the Tigers’ home opener
Arkansas State hasn’t committed a turnover in the first two games but it’s going against a Memphis defense that already has five takeaways.
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Memphis Tigers Football Two Tigers are no longer on the roster
A pair of players are no longer with the program, a University of Memphis spokesperson confirmed Saturday.
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Memphis Tigers Football Prieskorn becoming ‘one of the leaders of the offense’
Former walk-on quarterback Caden Prieskorn has become a go-to receiver and a key blocker in the run game.
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Memphis Tigers Football U of M addresses ticketing problems
Some fans missed part of the game because they were still in line waiting to be let in the stadium after the game had already started. The home opener on Saturday was the first game that the Tigers had all digital passes for game tickets and parking.
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Memphis Tigers Football Late push lifts Tigers to a win over Arkansas State
Sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns to lead Memphis to a win in its home opener at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis vs. Temple kickoff time announced
Memphis will kick off against Temple on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. and will be aired on ESPNU, the AAC announced on Monday.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers football notebook: Silverfield wants improved special teams and less missed tackles
Coach Ryan Silverfield is looking for the Tigers to improve on their shortcomings from the 44-32 win over Arkansas State.
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Memphis Tigers Football NFL Week 2: Notable performances from Tigers
Three former Tigers running backs scored their first touchdown of the season.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Football Insider: Offensive coordinator tells fans to keep showing up
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said he could feel the passion the city of Memphis had for the program when he coached in his first Tigers home game last week.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers assistant football coach grew up in a coaching family
Tigers tight ends coach Brad Salem grew up as a coach’s kid and became one himself. His two sons Eli and Jeremiah are on track to follow the same trend.
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