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Despite being an exceptional sprinter, Tigers receiver CJ Smith hated running races. But his track speed is what helped make him a coveted football prospect.
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is hosting its first major music concert in nearly three decades.
Offensive line coach Jim Turner is Memphis’ interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Memphis has had a tight end as one of its top pass catchers in four of the past five seasons. None of them started high school expecting to play the position, and neither did Jerry Cross, a transfer from Penn State.
Before the Memphis Tigers’ annual women’s clinic for female football fans gets started, The Daily Memphian spoke with six women who hold important roles in the program.
Either Memphis or Houston is guaranteed its first UFL victory while the other will drop to 0-3.
With the loss of one to the NCAA transfer portal, the Memphis Tigers now have three quarterbacks on their 2025 roster.
Kourtlan Marsh’s impact at the end of last season foreshadows how important he could be this year for the Tigers, who are in play their annual spring game April 26.
The Tigers’ most versatile offensive lineman from last season plans to enter the portal.
Despite holding a slim lead early in the fourth quarter, the Memphis Showboats lost their first road game of the season.
Brady Kluse caught five passes as a true freshman last season and could be headed toward a main role for Memphis in 2025.
Memphis head coach Ken Whisenhunt will be on the sideline when the UFL’s Showboats visit the DC Defenders on Saturday night.
Offensive line coach Jim Turner is stepping in for head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who stepped down for personal reasons. Turner said the Showboats will run Whisenhunt’s offense.
The Tigers jumped out to a three-run lead but couldn’t respond after Mississippi State scored five unanswered runs.
Tigers running back Sutton Smith was expected to have a breakout season last year, but he suffered a season-ending injury in the first quarter of the season opener. Now, he has all eyes on the future.
Memphis drops season opener 26-12 to Michigan Panthers.
Fromer Nevada quarterback Brendon Lewis is enjoying his teammates, coaches and the Memphis food as he competes for the starting job.
The Tigers lost most of its production from last year, but coach Ryan Silverfield still expects Memphis to compete “at the highest level.”
St. Louis Cardinals players, including former Redbirds players Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker, said they would enjoy participating again.
The Daily Memphian examined Ryan Silverfield’s five seasons as head coach of Memphis Tigers football to calculate which years had the most statistical offensive losses.
This would have been Ken Whisenhunt’s first year as Showboats head coach in replacement of last year’s coach John DeFilippo.
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Memphis Redbirds Monday evening at AutoZone Park for the first time since 2019.
The game between Alcorn State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff will be played at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said he is open to the idea of competing against another program during the spring but acknowledged it’s easier said than done.
Coach Ryan Silverfield doesn’t expect to name a starting quarterback by the end of spring practices.