Here is a look at some of the key stats and numbers to pay attention to heading into the game against Nicholls State. 

Malik Young scores with 34 seconds left to lift Red Devils in a match-up of two of the state’s top teams.

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The pandemic continues and conference realignment does not appear to be going well for the Memphis Tigers. But amid the gloom, there is reason to celebrate. Tiger tailgating is back!

BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston are expected to be officially invited in by Friday.

The Tigers are entering the 2021 season with a veteran presence in the locker room that is unprecedented.

At a time when diversity is supposedly valued in education, you’d think Memphis would be an important addition to the Big 12. Instead, the conference is preparing to add BYU, where just 1% of the student body is Black.

The Grizzlies will receive Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and the rights to swap a future second-round pick.

Two Houston athletes rescue defensive lineman on an ill-fated Wolf River kayaking adventure.

Nicholls State has one Memphis native on its roster and two former Tigers, among other connections between the schools.

Fans can expect to see a better, quicker version of Tate than they saw two years ago, when he suffered an Achilles injury.

Region 8-6A opener captured more than half the votes in The Daily Memphian’s poll.

The answers might surprise you.

The second-year veteran led the team in clearances and tied for first in minutes played.

City overturned its original decision because of “overwhelming demand.”

FedExForum PA man Marcus Tucker will be part of the latest NBA2K video game, to give gamers a true Memphis experience.

NBA scouts will get an early look at the Tigers’ talented roster.

CBHS and Lausanne are hanging on to the top two spots, but MUS has been displaced.

Despite dominating statistically, 901 FC can’t find a way to score.

With a wealth of talent and only five starting spots, the Tigers coach has to consider scenarios, and how to sell them.

Jamarious Brooks totaled four touchdowns, all in the first half, in last week’s victory.

Whitehaven visits Germantown in what should be an intense Region 8-6A battle.

Beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II talk with columnist Geoff Calkins about the notable observations from the football depth chart and Rasheed Wallace joining the men’s basketball coaching staff. 

Penny Hardaway talks about the common denominator in landing two top prospects.

The retirement ceremonies will be held during two home games this winter.