Tigers close to finalizing contract extension with Ryan Silverfield
The University of Memphis is close to finalizing a contract extension with football head coach Ryan Silverfield, athletic director Laird Veatch said Monday.
The University of Memphis is close to finalizing a contract extension with football head coach Ryan Silverfield, athletic director Laird Veatch said Monday.
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“I think the big messages are we’re moving forward, which we’re obviously really excited about,” athletics director Laird Veatch said Monday morning. “No. 2, we have clarity on not only what we want to do, but how we think we can get there.”
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Former football standouts Derrick Burroughs and Glenn Rogers Jr. were among the seven Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday.
Curtis Akins, who played for the Tigers from 2014 to 2018, will be a defensive quality-control assistant coach.
Veatch was among the top contenders for the job when it was last open in 2021.
In September of last year, the Memphis athletic department launched its trailblazers initiative to honor each sport’s first Black athlete to play for the Tigers.
Sean Dawkins spent two seasons at Memphis. This past season he coached the first 1,000-yard rusher at Memphis since 2019.
Memphis will open its conference schedule against Navy for the third consecutive year when the Midshipmen play host to the Tigers on Sept. 21.
It has been more than a month since the Memphis City Council voted to give the University of Memphis Auxiliary Services Foundation ownership of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and $120 million in cash. The stadium still belongs to the City of Memphis.
Lee Marks will replace former running backs coach Sean Dawkins, who is now at Cincinnati.
Former Melrose and Memphis Tiger star heading to Nashville to join the Titans.