Brendon Lewis is averaging 74.5 rushing yards in the season’s first two games. That puts him on track to become the Tigers’ leading quarterback rusher for a single season. 

There are plenty of ties between the respective coaching staffs in the Region 8-6A opener for each team.

Jacksonville used two walks, five hits, a wild pitch and a game-tying home run to tie the game in the ninth. A two-run homer in the 10th sealed the deal.

The rest of the top six remains unchanged as well with MUS making the biggest move this week.

Gianni Spetic’s 55-yard bomb in Memphis’ 38-16 road victory over Georgia State gave the Tigers their first lead of the game going into halftime.

The Dragons had their shooting boots on in an impressive victory over St. George’s.

Despite the loss, right fielder Bryan Torres moved into a tie for second in the International League batting title race with a .323 average, nine points behind first.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned since I’ve gotten out (of coaching) is that right now, there’s about 10 or 12 (teams) that have a chance to win,” the 2005 national championship winner told the Memphis Touchdown Club. “And those are the ones that are putting big money into it. Everybody else? They’re trying to survive.”

Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive. 

Related content:

Memphis, Arkansas set for morning kickoff

Two interns are from Memphis while the other is from Nashville.

Arkansas is off to a 2-0 start after defeating Alabama A&M and Arkansas State.

Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, MUS and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. 

The Tigers generated 17 shots to UT Martin’s 1 and dominated play, but could not add to their early goal.

When the Tennessee Oilers — expected to play in Memphis for two years before relocating to Nashville — held their final home game of the 1997 NFL season, it didn’t feel like much of a home game. Most of the 50,000 fans in attendance were rooting for Pittsburgh. 

The 6-foot-9 forward recently was granted an eligibility waiver from the NCAA to play an additional season.

Redbirds score 12 runs over final four frames in whacky finale versus Red Wings.

Mississippi State beat a top-15 nonconference opponent for the first time since 1991, giving Jeff Lebby his first marquee win as head coach.

The Memphis Tigers have played eight quarters of football in 2025 and six of them have been strong.

Three Memphis players from the Atlanta area — Sutton Smith, Makari Bodiford and DeMarco Ward — put on a show in the Tigers’ 38-16 win at Center Parc Stadium.

“I do have to do a better job, kind of protecting myself and not taking hits that are unnecessary,” Memphis Tigers QB Brendon Lewis said. “But I like taking those hits. ... It kind of calms me down and gets me in the flow of the game.”

The Memphis Redbirds claimed a win Saturday night at AutoZone Park, to continue a six-game homestand against the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Washington Nationals).

Box score for the University of Memphis game against Georgia State Saturday, Sept. 6 in Atlanta.

After cruising to a blowout victory at home last week, the Memphis Tigers found themselves in a serious battle for at least the first two quarters at Center Parc Stadium on Saturday.

Related content:

What have we learned about the Tigers in the first two weeks?

Georgia natives show out for Tigers in Atlanta

Box score: Memphis 38, Georgia State 16

Kewan Lacy ran for 138 yards and a touchdown to help No. 20 Mississippi beat Kentucky on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. 

Quarterback Joey Aguilar threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns — all in the first half — to lead No. 22 Tennessee over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Saturday.