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The skeletal remains of the Pac-12 has created the latest round of chaos in college sports.
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The skeletal remains of the Pac-12 has created the latest round of chaos in college sports.
AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti scheduled to meet with media Tuesday amid reports regarding Memphis and the Pac-12.
Let us count the reasons. The list is longer than the current number of Pac-12 members.
Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek hadn’t previously been aware that renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium would still be continuing during the Memphis-Arkansas game.
As the Memphis Tigers chase a spot in the College Football Playoff, The Daily Memphian will keep track of notable Group of Five teams each week.
The Tigers remain the top Group of Five team in the Coaches Poll, but still are not ranked in the Associated Press Poll.
The Tigers play a nationally televised game against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 28.
The Tigers are coming off an impressive win at Florida State, but coach Ryan Silverfield didn’t let his team celebrate it for too long.
“Ryan Silverfield called the win over Florida State ‘monumental.’ It was certainly that. Indeed, there is an argument that it was the most important win in program history.”
No. 25 Memphis beats Florida State on a day so much went so right for Ryan Silverfield’s Tigers, but don’t tell the coach about polls, playoffs or rainbows.
The Memphis Tigers took a road trip to Tallahassee, Florida, this weekend and left with a marquee win that included a nice $1.3 million payday. Box score: Memphis 20, Florida State 12 Tigers earn $1.3M for win, and other numbers from Memphis vs FSURelated content:
Box score for Saturday’s college football game between the Memphis Tigers and Florida State Seminoles.
Memphis made $1 million for moving its home game with Missouri in 2023 to St. Louis.
Memphis will take on Florida State when the Tigers travel to Tallahassee, Florida, and play the Seminoles at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield and FSU coach Mike Norvell will meet for the first time since working on the same staff when Norvell coached the Tigers from 2016 to 2019. Martin: Florida State was supposed to be a free swing. Instead, it might mean everythingRelated content:
In the first Tigers Podcast of the season, Memphis football beat writer Frank Bonner II and college sports columnist John Martin discuss how this game has changed for Memphis now that FSU is no longer ranked.
Former Memphis receiver Charles Wilson will be at Doak Campbell Stadium watching the Tigers play Florida State with his son, CJ, a diehard FSU fan.
If Memphis really wants to go to the playoff as the Group of Five representative, it’s become clear, they must win this game.
The Tigers are almost a three-touchdown favorite, but Saturday will still be a step up from the FCS competition it faced in the 40-0 victory over North Alabama.Related content:
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 2 games.
It’s the first time Memphis has been ranked in the Coaches Poll since the 2020 season. But the Tigers remain unranked in the AP Top 25.
The Tigers never trailed while playing in front of an announced crowd of 23,246 fans, which included members of the 1993 football team. Memphis Tigers running back Sutton Smith out for the seasonRelated content:
The Memphis running back room put on a strong performance for Sutton Smith, who suffered a season-ending injury in the Tigers’ season-opener.
The Memphis Grizzlies star and his father, Tee, were watching from behind the end zone when right guard Jonah Gambill walked over to high-five them after a touchdown. Center Trent Holler celebrated with a Ja Morant chest bump.
Smith suffered what appeared to be a lower-body injury near the end of the first quarter of last week’s 40-0 win against North Alabama.