Tigers Football Insider: Memphis plans to meet Liberty Stadium fundraising goal by end of 2024
The $50 million donated by FedEx founder Fred Smith’s family won’t be released until Memphis matches it by raising an additional $50 million.
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January 2024
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Tigers Football Insider: Will Memphis be favorite to win the AAC next season?
The offense appears to be poised for another strong year behind quarterback Seth Henigan.
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December 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Ryan Silverfield appearing in his third AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Exactly 16 years to the day after his first appearance, Silverfield will make his third showing in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and his first as a head coach.
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Tigers Football Insider: Who will be the breakout transfer for Memphis next season?
Head coach Ryan Silverfield and his staff have landed some quality names during this transfer recruiting cycle.
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Tigers Football Insider: Play a Power 5 program in Memphis? Bring it on
The Memphis Tigers, who face Iowa State of the Big 12 in the Dec. 29 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, have fared well in recent years when playing Power 5 opponents at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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November 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Transfer portal season forces Tigers to recruit their own players
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said coaching staffs have to recruit their own locker room harder than they recruit anybody else because of the NCAA transfer portal.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis receivers could have big day at Temple
Receivers have had success against Temple for most of the year. That’s a good sign for Tigers Roc Taylor and Demeer Blankumsee.
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Tigers Football Insider: Eagles kicker Jake Elliott buys tickets for fans
Former Memphis Tiger Jake Elliott of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a major purchase for Saturday’s game against SMU.
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Tigers Football Insider: Coordinator Matt Barnes owns defensive lapses vs. USF
The Memphis Tigers allowed a season-high 50 points in a 59-50 win over the University of South Florida last week, and defensive coordinator Matt Barnes owned the fact that he didn’t create a good enough game plan.
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Tigers Football Insider: What does first College Football Playoff ranking mean for the AAC?
The American Athletic Conference appears to be in a race with the Mountain West for a New Year’s Six Bowl bid. A one-loss Tulane team was ranked a spot higher than undefeated Air Force.
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October 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Seth Henigan to play in his hometown
Quarterback Seth Henigan said it’ll be good to be back home this week, but he’s more focused on getting the win than anything else.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis preparing for another talented quarterback
UAB hasn’t won a lot of games, but that hasn’t stopped Jacob Zeno from completing the fourth-most passes in the country while his 74.4% completion percentage ranks fifth.
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Tigers Football Insider: Wrestling Night will begin on Tiger Lane ahead of Friday’s game
There will be a total of three matches and a pep rally before eight different Memphis wrestlers participate in a meet-and-greet with fans. People will have the opportunity to receive autographs.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis still looking to play a complete game
Memphis has made enough plays to have a 4-1 record after the first five games, but head coach Ryan Silverfield is still looking for the Tigers to clean up some of the late-game errors.
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September 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Offense looks to limit ‘drive killers’
The offense is looking to have more consistency this week, and quarterback Seth Henigan said the key is to create explosive plays while limiting what he called “drive killers.”
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis could be facing a backup QB against Missouri
The University of Missouri might be without its starting quarterback against the Memphis Tigers this weekend.
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Tigers Football Insider: ‘Let’s put the city on display’
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield encourages fans to help showcase the city and the university by packing the stands for the Tigers’ first nationally televised game of the season.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis isn’t overlooking Arkansas State
Arkansas State lost 73-0 to Oklahoma last week, but Memphis isn’t taking the Red Wolves lightly. The Tigers have been in a close battle with them the last two games.
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August 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Defensive Coordinator expects defense to be gritty
“I like to think of our team and particularly our defense as sort of a representation of the City of Memphis,” Matt Barnes said.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis announces new gameday enhancements
“Our goal is to provide a great experience for all fans, whether it’s your 40th year as a season ticket holder or you’re attending your first game,” athletic director Laird Veatch said in a statement.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis volunteers at the Mid-South Food Bank
The Memphis athletic department doubled down on its commitment to combat hunger in the community by volunteering at the Mid-South Food Bank Wednesday, Aug. 16.
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Tigers Football Insider: Players on preseason watchlists for national awards
Three Tigers were included on four different national award watchlists with quarterback Seth Henigan being named on two of them.
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Tigers Football Insider: Big year for the 2021 class
Memphis has brought in a load of transfers to help make the team better, but the Tigers will still need strong production from the athletes who have been in the program.
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July 2023
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Tigers Football Insider: Offensive line anticipates improvement
The Memphis Tigers are less than two weeks away from starting fall camp and fans are eager to find out what improvements will be made from last season.
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Tigers Football Insider: ‘There is no place like home’
The Tigers have been able to bring a few transfers back to Memphis to play in front of their hometown fans.
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