Ryan Silverfield’s name is a hot one as the college football coaching carousel heats up. If Silverfield leaves Memphis, who’s to blame him?

 The Vols beat Vanderbilt for a sixth straight season. Tennessee needed a big victory to impress the College Football Playoff committee enough to earn a home playoff game in December.

The Mustangs and the Phoenix knock off previously-undefeated teams. The Golden Wildcats eliminate defending state champion Pearl-Cohn as three Memphis football teams advance to state championship games.

The Grizzlies are now 3-0 this season with Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane all available for a full game. And the franchise got its first ever “NBA Cup” win on Friday after starting 0-6 in such games over two seasons. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 109

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Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant led with 27 points and seven assists. Forward Jaren Jackson Jr. had 23 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, while Santi Aldama added 20 points and went 8 of 9 from the field.

The Rebels, who lost to Florida last week, will need some help in other weekend games in their bid to make the College Football Playoff.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, at FedExForum.

A conference title will not be added to this year’s resume, but ending the regular season by beating a ranked Tulane team on the road for the first time since 2016 creates a similar feeling Memphis had after beating Iowa State in last year’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

No. 7 Tennessee needs a nice, big win to assert the Volunteers’ dominance over the in-state rival Vanderbilt Commodores.

Ja Morant is likely to play on Friday against New Orleans. He has crushed the Pelicans in recent games, scoring 30-plus points in four of the last five meetings. 

The Tigers dominated against Tulane to secure back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in program history.

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Box Score: Memphis 34, Tulane 24

Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ Thanksgiving game against Tulane. 

Ole Miss does get one last chance to make its case for the playoff and then hope for help.

Goal-oriented Mary Quay Wilson thrives in the pool and in the weight room.

Marcus Smart heard some of the chatter about his move to the bench, and he responded by sparking the Grizzlies in a win over the Pistons on Wednesday night. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 131, Pistons 111

The goodwill the Tigers earned with their two victories in Maui shouldn’t be thrown away simply because of a loss to unbeaten Auburn.

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Box score: Auburn 90, Memphis 76

Marcus Smart was 8 of 12 from the field, including 7 of 11 from outside the arc. Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jake LaRavia finished with 19 points apiece, Pippen adding seven rebounds. Four more Grizzlies finished in double figures.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at FedExForum.

Seven games into the season, the Tigers have come together better than anyone could have imagined.

Point guard PJ Haggerty led the Tigers with 27 points and nine rebounds.

This is the box score for the NCAA Maui Invitational championship game between the Memphis Tigers and the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Lahaina Civic Center in Hawaii.

Memphis is looking for back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in school history while Tulane is hoping to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive. 

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Boise State is the favorite to reach the CFP. But a Broncos loss and AAC title could put Tulane in the playoff — if, that is, the Green Wave can prevent a Memphis upset on Thanksgiving night. The Tigers have something else in mind.