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A bit after the 2024 football season opened, the Tigers’ chance to exit the AAC arose. But AD Ed Scott said it was “a bad deal.” So the Tigers, who decided to stay in the AAC, continue to hold out.
Work continues on the $222 million Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation as the Memphis Tigers athletic director updates the board on fundraising and ticket revenue.
A new donation reestablishes an estate gift from the Bryant family as the largest in Memphis-athletics history.
The development comes about a month after Memphis tapped Virginia deputy AD Ed Scott to be its new athletic director.
Brendan Dwyer informed The Daily Memphian Monday night that he is leaving next week.
Marlon Dechausay was a “passionate advocate for our student-athletes,” Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said.
Cooper Jones and Katherine Sulentic will serve as deputy athletics directors under the Tigers’ new AD. Sulentic comes to Memphis after 14 years as the NCAA’s associate director of enforcement, investigations and processing.
Ed Scott also gave updates on Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.
Why is a one-loss Tigers football team not drawing more fans to games? Frank Bonner II, Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss.
If all falls into place as expected at the start of the 2025-26 school year, House vs. the NCAA could change the look of college sports as we know it now.
Lauren Ashman was hired as executive associate athletic director and senior woman administrator in January 2020 by former athletic director Laird Veatch. She was promoted to the deputy athletic director role in 2023.
With no indication the ACC or Big 12 intends to extend a membership offer anytime soon, where does that leave a Memphis Tigers program wanting to play bigger and better opponents?
A streak ended, but Seth Henigan just wants to clean up the Tigers’ offense
Fans have waited for their turn to celebrate a move to a Power Conference for years. The new-look Pac-12 no longer qualifies for that distinction, but some believed it would be better than the AAC.
“It really came down to what our future looks like,” Ed Scott said. “... The financials were not there.”
The Memphis Tigers have decided to stay put in the AAC rather than jump to the new-look Pac-12.
Memphis playoff chase: Tracking top Group of Five teams
Pac-12 vs. AAC: Sports writers weigh in on Tigers’ upcoming decision
Penny Hardaway ‘proud to represent the AAC’ amid Memphis to Pac 12 talks
What respected national sports journalists say regarding a decision that will shape the future of Memphis Tigers athletics. The decision reportedly could come as soon as Monday, Sept. 23.
The new building will be located close to soccer, baseball, softball and track and field venues, including the future Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium.
With some players making more than professors, should student-athletes be classified as full-time university employees? A few Memphis Tigers respond.
Athletic director Ed Scott is taking over the department at an interesting time for Memphis and the rest of the college sports.
Duncan, a former Tiger basketball player under coach Larry Finch and a teammate of Penny Hardaway, is back where it all started in a leadership role with the athletic department.
The Memphis Tigers’ aspirations to join a higher-profile league than their current one, the American Athletic Conference, are no secret.
Now that he’s reached Day 1 on the job, what are the most pressing issues for the athletic director?
New AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti recognizes the mood surrounding conference realignment, but he hopes Memphis will continue pouring itself into its current league.
New University of Memphis athletic director Ed Scott must juggle building his leadership team, raising money for stadium renovation and filling a vacant head coaching position with building corporate support, selling tickets and making critical NIL-related decisions.
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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