With the new season around the corner, a Tiger exits the basketball program, leaving room for another to formally join. 

The Central High band was banned from a football game Friday night. So how did they respond? With kazoos! A protest story for our time. 

The American Conference has produced six power conference victories this season, creating a clear path for the league champion to reach the College Football Playoff. Will the Tigers take advantage of the opportunity? 

Standouts from Central, ECS, Fairley, Northpoint, Rossville Christian and Southwind are up for consideration. 

Memphis clinches a winning home record with the season finale victory.

Up next: The Redbirds return to AutoZone Park on Sunday, Sept. 21, for the final game of the regular season.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a win over the Northern Illinois Huskies.

No. 13 Rebels handed the Tulane Green Wave its first loss Saturday in Oxford. 

Memphis (4-0) was in jeopardy of letting things get out of hand after Arkansas (2-2) took a 28-10 lead near the end of the first half. The Tigers clawed their way back thanks to big-time plays on both sides of the ball.

How did Memphis defeat Arkansas? With a crazy, can-you-believe-it play that will be remembered forever in Tiger football lore.

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Box score: Memphis 32, Arkansas 31

Memphis running back Sutton Smith missed most of last season following knee surgery. Stronger now, he had a career day in the Tigers’ upset win over the Razorbacks.

The Volunteers (3-1) recovered from their overtime loss to Georgia last week with a dominating performance over the Blazers (2-2). The win was coach Josh Heupel’s 40th at Tennessee.

NCAA college football box score for the game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Memphis Tigers from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sutton Smith’s 64-yard touchdown run and Chris Bracy’s forced fumble were two of the key plays Memphis made in the fourth quarter to edge Arkansas. And, Arrington Maiden’s run clinched the win. 

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Tigers cut Hogs lead to five points entering the fourth quarter.

Late touchdown helps Memphis close the halftime gap to 28-17.

Tigers quarterback Brendon Lewis’s gutsy four-yard touchdown scamper gave Memphis a 10-7 lead after the first quarter.

Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers has been sidelined since he got hurt during the season opener against Chattanooga.

Sutton Smith’s 64-yard touchdown run gave Memphis a 32-31 lead with 4:51 left in the game and the Tigers hung on for the win over Arkansas.

The Owls improve to 4-1 as Maddox Giel runs for two touchdowns and Jackson Hood scores the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter.

The Dragons “were a little chippy” this week after a loss, coach Joe Rocconi said. Collierville took their frustrations out on the field. 

Blaze Jordan tripled home a run in the first inning, his second triple at Triple-A this season.

PJ Hall and Javon Small are still learning about Memphis. Fortunately, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen were there to set an example. 

Arkansas will travel to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday for a meeting of quarterbacks who know each other well, with Texas ties that go way back.

Larry Johnson capped a 75-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run to keep Germantown remained undefeated ... with 29 seconds left.