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Channeling Big Z: Tigers softball player’s ‘alter ego’ steps up to bat
After finding herself in a rut during the 2023 season, Zoe Adebayo tapped into her childhood “Big Z” persona to improve her game at the plate.
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Memphis Tigers FootballLiberty Stadium renovation ‘mobilizing this week’
Grinder, Taber & Grinder vice president Ben Cooper updates the status of Phase 1 of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation project.
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SportsTigers end baseball season with Senior Day win
Although the win-loss record wasn’t enough to make the postseason, coach Matt Riser said seeds have been planted to grow a strong future for Memphis Tigers baseball.
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Memphis Tigers Football Purdue transfer, former Germantown standout commits to Memphis
DJ Allen is the sixth defensive player to commit to Memphis since spring practice ended.
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Memphis Tigers Football AAC Championship game time set
The football game will be aired on ABC for the 10th straight year and will be the first time being played in prime time.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis native Chris Morris commits to Colorado, Deion Sanders
Chris Morris played last season at East Mississippi Community College and had a short stint with Memphis last spring.
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Memphis Tigers FootballIntriguing players to follow for the 2024 Memphis Tigers
While we all wait for the start of football season, here are some players on the Memphis roster who should be interesting to follow as the 2024 season gets underway.
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Memphis Tigers Football Former Tennessee linebacker commits to Memphis
Elijah Herring led the Volunteers with 80 tackles as a sophomore last season.
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Sports Silverfield touts football program’s ‘wave of momentum’ at Tigers on Tour event
Despite the demands of recruiting, Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield carved out time in his schedule to interact with fans at Rotolo’s Craft & Crust in Collierville.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBeyond the playbook: How reading shaped Tigers defensive back’s game
Memphis DB Julian Barnett credits his newfound passion for reading with helping him improve on the football field.
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Memphis Tigers Football ‘Everybody needs a Fred Smith': Former football coach Houston Nutt talks NIL
Houston Nutt traveled to Memphis as a participant in the Memphis Touchdown Club’s spring speaker series and shared his thoughts on NIL and the transfer portal.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers land offensive lineman who originally committed to Washington
Chris Adams started four games at right tackle for Old Dominion last year before starting the remaining nine games at left tackle.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers land two transfer portal commitments
The Tigers added a defensive lineman and a running back on Sunday.
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SportsBirmingham Stallions hand Memphis Showboats their fifth loss
Despite facing an early 6-point deficit, the Stallions won their sixth-straight game while pushing the Memphis losing streak to five with a 39-21 victory in front of an announced crowd of 5,609 fans.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers aren’t getting caught up in 2024 season hype
There has been lots of positive buzz surrounding the Memphis football team since the 2023 season ended, but the Tigers aren’t patting themselves on the back prematurely.
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Memphis Tigers Football Three dates for Tigers on Tour events set
The Memphis athletics department announced East Memphis, Collierville and the Arlington/Lakeland area as its three locations.
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SportsShowboats look to fix second-half woes, end losing streak
The Memphis Showboats have been outscored in the final two quarters of every game played this season by a combined margin of 45 points.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers RB Watson signs free-agent deal after missing NFL Draft
Blake Watson and Tigers defensive lineman Jaylon Allen both sign free agent deals with the Denver Broncos. Also, Memphis receiver Joe Scates has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Memphis Tigers FootballSeason tickets down but single-game sales up for Tigers football in 2023
University of Memphis Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch suggests Memphis isn’t the only school experiencing such a flip-flop.
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Memphis Tigers FootballSpring game preview: Expected format, rotations
Memphis’ spring football game, which is free to attend, will be split between two evenly matched teams of blue and gray. It will include two 12-minute quarters, followed by four untimed drives.
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Memphis Tigers Football Silverfield expects only ‘a few additions’ during transfer window
Memphis, which lost three players to the NCAA transfer portal on its opening day, hauled in most of its transfers in December. Coach Ryan Silverfield doesn’t anticipate a significant number of new additions now.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers running back Ducker heads to transfer portal
Memphis running back Jay Ducker is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he posted on social media. Ducker rushed for 544 yardsfor the Tigers in 2022.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis cornerback DeAgo Brumfield enters transfer portal
DeAgo Brumfield, now in the NCAA transfer portal, started in 12 of the 13 games he played for the Tigers last season.
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Memphis Tigers FootballNew NIL rules permit Tigers football stars to appear in EA Sports video game
“EA Sports College Football 25” is expected to be released this summer. It will be the first time in more than a decade an NCAA Football game is produced.
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Tigers hire Spence Nowinsky as assistant defensive coordinator
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Memphis Tigers Football Joining the Tigers is a slam dunk for newly hired Spence Nowinsky
When the defensive line coaching position at Memphis became available, Spence Nowinsky said he wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass by.
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