Tigers Football Insider: Memphis linebacker plans to be more of a leader next season
Linebacker Geoffrey Cantin-Arku feels more confident in the defensive system after playing a season with the Tigers.
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Linebacker Geoffrey Cantin-Arku feels more confident in the defensive system after playing a season with the Tigers.
Heading to the NFL is the plan for Prieskorn but not before playing one more year at Memphis.
The coaching staff is able to continue hitting the recruiting trail while the Tigers have time for extra practices as they look toward next season.
Six Tigers earned all-conference honors on Wednesday.
True freshman Sutton Smith has been productive in the 15 touches he’s had this season. The Tigers might give him more carries this week.
Rogers became the first Black athlete to join the Memphis football team when he walked on during the spring of 1968 and earned a scholarship during the spring of 1969.
The Tigers haven’t lost a homecoming game since 2016 and hope to keep that streak going against UCF.
While the Tigers use this week to reset for the final four-game stretch of the season, other AAC teams will be competing this weekend. Memphis is tied for the sixth-best conference record in the league.
After dropping two straight conference games, the Memphis Tigers are hoping to get back on track against a tough Tulane team.
Fans can buy apparel of their favorite Memphis football player and a percentage of sales goes straight to the athlete.
“We need to visibly show, not only our team and the city that we care about football and we’re supportive of it, but the college football universe,” Veatch said.
The Tigers are preparing for two quarterbacks against Temple but defensive coordinator Matt Barnes isn’t overcomplicating the game plan.
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said he could feel the passion the city of Memphis had for the program when he coached in his first Tigers home game last week.
Drennan, who sacrificed his life by jumping in to save a child who had been swept into a culvert under Neshoba Road, will be recognized for his heroics at the home opener against Arkansas State on Saturday.
Quarterback Seth Henigan is on a path to being something special, and he showed that during his freshman season.
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said simulating the noise at practice is a great situation to put players in as they prepare for the season opener.
Offensive line coach Jim Bridge said Myers is back to “playing stable” after suffering a season-ending injury.
Special teams coordinator Charles Bankins wants to have the No. 1 ranked special teams unit and wants Joe Doyle to be nation’s best punter this season.
Here are five interesting offensive players that fans may want to pay attention to.
The preseason watchlists for national awards are rolling out, and three Tigers have made it on four different watchlists so far.
The Tigers ranked near the bottom of the league in rushing yards, total yards allowed and time of possession.
The Tigers’ 2021 class ranked No. 49 by Rivals.com. The 2022 class ranked No. 46 and the 2023 class is currently ranked No. 56.
Memphis Tigers defensive back Greg Rubin was targeted a lot by quarterbacks as a freshman, and he turned that into having the second-most pass deflections in the conference.
The AAC will look different following the 2022 season after Cincinnati, Houston and UCF move to the Big 12.
The jump from Year 1 to Year 2 should be a significant one for the Tigers quarterback.