NIL’s great debate: Should student-athletes be university employees?
With some players making more than professors, should student-athletes be classified as full-time university employees? A few Memphis Tigers respond.
Topic: Quindell Johnson
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August 2024
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July 2024
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Why Bears safety Quindell Johnson stayed with Memphis, despite other NIL offers
With power conference schools spending real dollars like Monopoly money since the onset of NIL, Quindell Johnson could have left Memphis for another school before his college career was done.
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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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Lifting the veil off NIL: How the Memphis Tigers really get it done
Nowadays — three years after NIL was made official on July 1, 2021 — some of college sports’ highest-paid athletes are millionaires in an ecosystem composed of kids, coaches, collectives and even agents.
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September 2023
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Former Tiger Quindell Johnson making memories in the NFL
Chicago Bears safety Quindell Johnson said it “was a good day for Memphis” after he grabbed his first NFL interception on the same day his former Memphis Tiger teammate Calvin Austin III scored his first NFL touchdown as a Pittsburgh Steeler.
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NFL Week 3: Notable performances from former Tigers
Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III, who played his high school ball at Harding Academy, scored his first NFL touchdown while Bears safety Quindell Johnson snatched his first NFL interception.
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April 2023
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Former Tiger Quindell Johnson says he is a ‘hidden gem’
Safety Quindell Johnson is one of five former Memphis football players who signed an undrafted free agent deal or earned a mini-camp invite following the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Quindell Johnson seeks to extend the Tigers’ draft streak to a decade
The University of Memphis has had at least one player taken in the NFL Draft for the last nine years. Former Tigers safety Quindell Johnson hopes to keep the streak alive.
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March 2023
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Quindell Johnson runs strong 40-yard dash at Memphis Pro Day
The main question mark for NFL scouts surrounding safety Quindell Johnson was his 40-yard dash. Johnson felt confident in the time he ran at Memphis Pro Day.
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November 2022
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An 8-win season for Tigers? ‘It’s achievable.’
Memphis is two games away from an 8-5 record, but losing the final two games would give the team its first losing season since 2013.
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Tigers seniors’ final home game is one to remember
Veterans contribute to big victory over North Alabama in their last season game together at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Seniors take pride in defending bowl game streak
The seniors have an extra edge heading into Saturday’s game against North Alabama, with the chance for the Tigers to qualify for their ninth consecutive bowl game.
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‘Memphis made me a man:’ Tiger football seniors say goodbye
As they head into their final home game on Saturday, Nov. 19, Quindell Johnson and Asa Martin prepare their goodbyes to Memphis.
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October 2022
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Tigers look to ‘reset’ during open week
Memphis is trying to stop the bleeding that is currently a three-game losing streak after blowing double-digit leads in two of those games.
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Tigers safety Quindell Johnson, twin brother Kendell have unbreakable bond
Memphis safety Quindell Johnson has always played alongside his best friend and twin brother Kendell. That bond remains strong today.
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September 2022
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Tigers wanted to give the ‘city something to smile about’
“We know this was such a tough week for the city of Memphis and this one was for those people. ...We hope that for a few hours we were able to be a small and shining light for our great community,” Coach Ryan Silverfield said.
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Bulldogs dominate Tigers in first half, roll to victory in opener
The Tigers showed signs of gaining in the second half, but an early deficit was too much to overcome. However senior safety Quindell Johnson is ready for the next game: “We just nip this loss in the bud and take that urgency to Annapolis.”
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August 2022
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Key observations from the Tigers’ depth chart
Coach Ryan Silverfield discussed the Tigers’ lineup ahead of the season-opener Saturday at Mississippi State, and it had a couple of surprises.
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Memphis cornerback Greg Rubin: ‘This is my statement year’
Greg Rubin is on a mission to prove he’s one of the best cornerbacks in the country after having a solid freshman season last year.
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July 2022
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Silverfield expects more consistent play from Tigers this season
University of Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield looks for the run game, field-goal kicking and defense to be more reliable than last year.
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June 2022
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Tigers help bring in blood donors at Overton Square fest
In addition to helping Vitalant reduce the Memphis area’s shortage of blood and platelet donors, football players also pitched in to assist some pups from Memphis Animal Services get a field trip.
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December 2021
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Six Tigers make AAC All-Conference; four voted first team
Memphis hasn’t had this many first-team selections since 2017.
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November 2021
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Tigers prepare for the best offense they’ve faced all year
SMU has the seventh-best offense in the country, with both passing and rushing depth that has stymied defenses.
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October 2021
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Memphis blows another lead for its second straight loss
In a turn of events resembling last week’s game, the Tigers let slip a 17-0 lead as the Temple Owls took command.
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September 2021
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Memphis, Nicholls State have multiple connections
Nicholls State has one Memphis native on its roster and two former Tigers, among other connections between the schools.
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