With running back Sutton Smith injured in a season-opening win over North Alabama, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson must step up in a big way for the Memphis Tigers.

NCAA football box score for Saturday’s game between Mississippi State and Eastern Kentucky in Starkville, Mississippi.

First-time head coach Jeff Lebby arrived in Starkville promising a show at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs performed for game one of his tenure Saturday, as MSU ran away with a win over Eastern Kentucky.

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Box score: Miss. State 56, E. Kentucky 7

“He did get hurt, doesn’t look great,” coach Ryan Silverfield said about Memphis running back Sutton Smith’s injury in the first quarter.

Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.

Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score in leading eight consecutive first-half scoring drives, helping No. 6 Ole Miss overpower Furman Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

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Box score: Ole Miss 76, Furman 0

Box score for the University of Mississippi Rebels game against the Furman University Paladins at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

NCAA box score for Saturday’s college football game between the Memphis Tigers and the North Alabama Lions.

After beating North Alabama 59-0 two years ago, the Tigers forced another shutout Saturday as they won their season opener at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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Box score: Memphis 40, North Alabama 0

Former Lausanne standout Max Gilbert made his first collegiate field goal as the University of Tennessee Vols beat the Chattanooga Mocs in Knoxville.

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Box score: Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3

The Daily Memphian writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin answer questions including what impact will Tim Duncan have, and can Penny Hardaway regain the fans’ faith?

It appears unlikely he will be ready for the start of the season, although recovery time for the injury is usually dependent on the type of fracture that occurs.

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Jaxson Dart could be pondering Ole Miss’s first big win or his next touchdown pass. Instead, the Rebels quarterback can’t wait for that moment when his team has to prove its toughness and resilience.

The Bulldogs hope its third coach in as many seasons settles one of the program’s most tumultuous stretches in recent memory.

Here’s why it could pay to procrastinate in filling the Grizzlies’ one opening.

The Vols open Coach Josh Heupel’s fourth season Saturday at home against Chattanooga (11:45 a.m., ESPN), a Football Championship Subdivision team ranked No. 8 in the preseason FCS poll.

The Memphis Tigers open their 2024 season Saturday night against North Alabama at home, beginning two seasons of play while Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is under construction.

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Dragons’ experience comes to the forefront as they hold off St. Agnes in a tight third set.

The SEC joined the Big Ten and Mid-American conferences by adopting the new policy.

Godwin, a sophomore quarterback at Lakeland Prep, earned 62.1% of the total vote after leading the Lions to a milestone victory Aug. 23.

Landphere enters this season on the watchlist for the John Mackey Award, given to college football’s most outstanding tight end. 

CBHS checks in at No. 11 following a thorough Week 1 victory over White Station.

Here are some of the games to watch for Week 2 of the high school football season, along with a complete area schedule.

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