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Tigers 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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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.
The Memphis athletics department announced East Memphis, Collierville and the Arlington/Lakeland area as its three locations.
The Memphis Showboats have been outscored in the final two quarters of every game played this season by a combined margin of 45 points.
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.
University of Memphis Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch suggests Memphis isn’t the only school experiencing such a flip-flop.
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.
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. Related stories:
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.
DeAgo Brumfield, now in the NCAA transfer portal, started in 12 of the 13 games he played for the Tigers last season.
“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. Tigers hire Spence Nowinsky as assistant defensive coordinatorRelated story:
When the defensive line coaching position at Memphis became available, Spence Nowinsky said he wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass by.
Registration remains open for the annual Memphis Tigers football women’s clinic, which will be held at the Billy J. Murphy Complex Saturday, April 13.
Spence Nowinsky spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach at Ohio University.
The San Antonio Brahmas scored 20 fourth-quarter points while scoring two touchdowns in the final 48 seconds to execute a come-from-behind victory.
Coach John DeFilippo battles a severe form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, but he’ll be on the sideline Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium when the Memphis Showboats host the San Antonio Brahmas in their home opener.
The Memphis Showboats set sail on the United Football League season with a road win over the Houston Roughnecks at Rice Stadium on Sunday.
Running back Marion Anderson says he felt like God was telling him to “humble” himself, so he left South Carolina and ended up at Memphis.
A newly obtained document reveals more details from the full contract signed by Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield.
The 9-4 victory at FedExPark snapped a two-game skid during a stretch where Memphis had lost five of its last six games. It also extended the Ole Miss losing streak to four.
“It shows the commitment to be here,” Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield said on the day his new five-year, $12.25 million contract was announced.
The agreement is following last year’s 10-3 season, which is just the fifth time in school history that a Memphis team reached at least 10 wins in a single year. Silverfield’s contract gives perception of stability for Tigers footballRelated story:
Frank Bonner II and host Greg Gaston discuss the breaking news of head football coach Ryan Silverfield signing a new five-year contract.
Daunte Stuart recently became just the fourth Tiger since 2001 to hit for the cycle. Memphis might need that type of production to beat Ole Miss on Tuesday.
The Houston Roughnecks will play host to the Memphis Showboats for the only conference matchup in Week 1 of the UFL season.
Lou Esposito heads to Michigan less than three months after being hired at Memphis.