Memphis Tigers Football
Buckley: The mission for Memphis is simple. Do not stumble. Again.
Coach Ryan Silverfield has a knack for winning the big one, but his Tigers football team cannot afford a costly loss to mediocre Rice.
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
There are 452 articles by Tim Buckley :
-
October 2025
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers Football
-
-
November 2025
-
Sports Arena League football franchise coming to Memphis
A new indoor pro football franchise has revealed plans to start play in Memphis in 2026.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballSomeone pinch Julius Thedford. He’s a Memphis Tiger. For real.
Former Cordova High and Whitehaven standout shows some fire making his debut in coach Penny Hardaway’s program.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Reason to feel encouraged after Ole Miss loss? Tigers should be.
Memphis was disappointed after losing to the Rebels in front of a rowdy crowd in Oxford, but not all hope is lost.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Josh Pastner and UNLV had their way with Memphis. And the Tigers didn’t seem to care.
“There’s nothing a coach can do to force anything out of a guy,” Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said after losing to the Runnin’ Rebels.
Related content:
Memphis and Josh Pastner reunion turns sour as UNLV upsets Tigers
-
Premium
SportsBuckley: Would Memphis football and basketball be better off with new coaches? Let’s explore.
Tiger sports fans aren’t happy, understandably so. Is it wise to change coaches? Or is it important to remember the grass isn’t always greener, as the ol’ adage goes?
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Pressure? Penny Hardaway is feeling it. Which maybe isn’t all bad.
After snapping a four-game losing streak, Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway opens up about the stress he’s been feeling.
-
-
December 2025
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers FootballThe next coach at Memphis? We have thoughts.
Is Ed Scott about to make the most important hire of the Memphis athletic program? And who should he pick?
Related content:
Ryan Silverfield posts goodbye message to Memphis
Is Memphis football the best non-power conference job on the market?
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Decisions, decisions. Penny Hardaway wrestling with tough ones.
After falling to No. 1 Purdue in November, it’s about to get real for the Memphis Tigers again. And coach Penny Hardaway faces some tough calls.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers FootballUpdate: Potential Memphis football head coach candidates
Here’s a list of possibilities for the Memphis Tigers’ next head football coach. Will Stein took the Kentucky job, but we’ve added a few more names to our list.
-
Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway offers some advice to the Tigers’ new head football coach
Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway was asked if he had advice for soon-to-be new Memphis football coach Charles Huff.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Memphis Tigers have their man. The next step awaits.
New Memphis coach Charles Huff will be asked to win — games, bowls and especially conference titles.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Aaron Bradshaw got the message. Now Penny Hardaway’s Tigers hope he continues to get it.
Bradshaw was benched against New Orleans, then starred against Baylor. With Louisville next, how will he follow up?
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: References matter. Nick Saban’s ‘sealed the deal’ for new Memphis Tigers coach Charles Huff.
New Tigers football coach Charles Huff has Nick Saban, James Franklin in his corner.
Related content:
What Charles Huff said about his search for an offensive coordinator
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers FootballTigers AD on Ryan Silverfield departure: ‘We lost some meaningful games, and he moved on.’
Ten days after coach Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas, Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott addresses their relationship and a “disappointing” 2025 season.
Related content:
Memphis interim head coach outlines coaching roles for bowl game
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: A lopsided loss to Louisville? For Memphis, ‘this group had no idea what the rivalry really meant.’
This Memphis basketball game against Louisville paled beside past glories of the rivalry that goes back to 1949, long before the current Cardinals and Tigers were born.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Tigers’ NCAA Tournament road narrows — and it’s still December
With a 4-6 start, things are looking bleak for Memphis basketball. But the Tigers haven’t lost hope.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: When it’s late, the Tigers aren’t great. Seriously, what gives?
Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers are having late-game woes, and Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State was no exception. But Curtis Givens III says it’s fixable.
-
-
January 2026
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: 20 turnovers in an ugly win. Hardaway has a plan to trim the count.
The Memphis Tigers got away with 20 turnovers in a win over North Texas. That has to change deeper into American Conference play, and Penny Hardaway knows it.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Dug McDaniel seems to care. But do all the rest of the Tigers?
Perhaps not everyone has bought in. Perhaps not everyone cares. Perhaps some are simply cashing a check. A leader like Dug McDaniel would know.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Penny Hardaway had portal problems. Some lessons to be learned.
Last offseason didn’t go as planned for coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers basketball program. Is it too late to salvage this season as American Conference play is about to begin?
-
Premium
SportsBuckley: Is the Liberty Bowl doomed? Far from it, one Memphian says.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart addresses the future of the game, which saw Navy beat Cincinnati in the rain after a week of fun in Memphis.
-
Premium
SportsLiberty Bowl’s SEC, AutoZone deals hinge on pending CFP decision
A decision expected by Jan. 23 could impact the AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s conference affiliation contracts and spur a renewal agreement with its Memphis-based title sponsor.
-
Premium
SportsBuckley: In 1975, LeMoyne-Owen won it all. Too few in Memphis remember.
Fifty years ago, a team of Magicians now largely forgotten won the only college basketball national championship Memphis has ever known.
-
Premium
Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Aaron Bradshaw is down. Who steps up? Memphis soon finds out.
With already thin frontcourt depth, who will the Tigers turn to as big man Aaron Bradshaw battles knee and ankle injuries?
-