Basketball, football and NIL: Making money as a Memphis Tiger
With NIL becoming bigger and bigger — the disparity among how much each student-athlete is paid seems bound to grow wider and wider.
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July 2024
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June 2024
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As Tigers welcome new AD, college sports world remains maddeningly uncertain
As the U of M waits for its new athletic director’s first day on the job, the rest of the Tigers athletic department traverses a path of unknowns throughout a summer of uncertainty.
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Martin: It’s a new day for Memphis football
With quarterback Antwann Hill’s commitment to the Tigers, the impossible has become possible.
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Tigers coach Silverfield talks ‘excitement’ at standing-room-only event in Lakeland
Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule.
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Memphis Tigers pick up first 2025 football commitment
Memphis will not only be replacing senior starting quarterback Seth Henigan next season, but it will also need some new star pass catchers.
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Memphis’ Hardaway, Silverfield earn bonuses for players’ good grades
Both Tigers coaches will be both rewarded $10,000 bonuses for picking up wins in the classroom.
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Silverfield wants to ensure Tigers are ‘hitting on all cylinders’ before training camp
Silverfield spoke to reporters about the progress his team’s made so far this offseason, the Tigers’ ongoing search for a new athletic director, and more.
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May 2024
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‘It’s gonna be very exciting': Silverfield anticipates big Tigers season
Silverfield and select Memphis coaches addressed fans during the second stop of the athletic department’s three-part “Tigers on Tour” event.
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Martin: Most likely to carry the banner for Memphis sports in 2024? The answer is Memphis football
It should be a redemption year for the Memphis sports scene as a whole in 2024. But if you’re asking which team is most likely to lead the way, the answer is Memphis football.
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Martin: Armed with new NIL from FedEx, Memphis football is now in the fight
Ryan Silverfield took some time with The Daily Memphian to discuss his program’s momentum and the outlook for this season and beyond.
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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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ESPN’s Paul Finebaum says ACC, Big 12 made mistake in not choosing Memphis
Paul Finebaum said he thought Memphis was a better match for the ACC than SMU.
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April 2024
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As Blake Watson awaits NFL Draft call, Tigers running backs move forward
“Blake Watson is an NFL running back,” Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said as the 2024 draft approaches. With Watson gone, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson and others line up to replace him.
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Buckley: The Tigers’ path to football success shining bright these days
“With newfound bucks from FedEx Corp., Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says, ‘The bar should be set as high as it can be.’ It beats flailing along with a shoestring NIL budget in a stadium needing modernization.”
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Buckley: The Tigers’ spring game was a blast, from trick plays to dodgeball
Three reserves battled for the backup job behind starting quarterback Seth Henigan and the running backs looked good in the Memphis Tigers’ fun-filled spring game.
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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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Tigers hire Spence Nowinsky as assistant defensive coordinator
Spence Nowinsky spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach at Ohio University.
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Silverfield’s five-year contract has opportunity for automatic extensions
A newly obtained document reveals more details from the full contract signed by Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield.
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Martin: To stabilize Tigers’ program, Hardaway needs to find his Henigan
“If you’re wondering what Hardaway needs to get the program back on track, he could do worse than looking across campus at the football team.”
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Silverfield’s contract gives perception of stability for Tigers football
“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.
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Tigers finalize new contract for coach Ryan Silverfield
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.
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Tigers podcast: Breaking down Ryan Silverfield’s new contract
Frank Bonner II and host Greg Gaston discuss the breaking news of head football coach Ryan Silverfield signing a new five-year contract.
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March 2024
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Tigers close to finalizing contract extension with Ryan Silverfield
The University of Memphis is close to finalizing a contract extension with football head coach Ryan Silverfield, athletic director Laird Veatch said Monday.
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Memphis football looks to build from last year’s 10-win season
Memphis starts spring practices on March 19 with the expectations of winning a conference championship. Head coach Ryan Silverfield says “putting the blinders on” and getting to work is the best way to get there.
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February 2024
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Tigers’ Ryan Silverfield, Seth Henigan win TSWA awards
Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield was named TSWA Coach of the Year while Seth Henigan won Player of the Year honors.
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