The University of Memphis athletics department continues to pad out its staff with a new addition to oversee student-athlete academics and welfare.

In a report Sunday night, ESPN’s Pete Thamel called Memphis — an American Athletic Conference member — “the most interesting chess piece for future realignment outside of the power leagues.”

Longtime Memphis Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield has a new “best job.”

Hiring a director to oversee capital projects and operations comes as the university is amid a major renovation project of its football stadium. 

What will the ramifications of a settlement in the case of House v. NCAA mean for the Memphis Tigers going forward? 

“I will never say never,” Boise State AD said when asked on X about the chances of Memphis still joining the Pac-12.

Commitments to the Memphis Tigers football program from the 2026 high school class recruits are rolling in. This tracker will keep tabs on all of the verbal pledges.

Kobee Minor became the first Memphis Tigers taken in the NFL Draft since 2022, when the New England Patriots selected him with the final overall pick. Soon, as tradition has it, he’ll be feted as Mr. Irrelevant.

The CSC will work closely with Power 5 conferences and oversee the new revenue-sharing model, enforce rules and make key disciplinary decisions. 

Some questions and answers about this monumental change for college athletics.

Though Memphis opted into the settlement, athletic director Ed Scott said in late April that the Tigers did not have the means to share the full $20.5 million with their athletes.

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The sweeping terms of the so-called House settlement include approval for each school to share up to $20.5 million with athletes over the next year.

The Memphis Tigers athletic department has announced dates and locations for multiple Tigers on Tour stops this summer.

An official depth chart likely won’t be released until the week of the season opener, but here are projections at the skill positions heading into the Memphis Tigers’ 2025 football season.

California judge Claudia Wilken will decide a landmark verdict in the history of college sports — a $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA court case-settlement approval. The number of available roster spots hinges on her ruling.

Start times for six Memphis football games were announced by the American Athletic Conference on Thursday.

Jon Gruden unboxed a package Memphis sent him after quarterback Seth Henigan appeared on the NFL coach’s “QB Class” ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. 

Kody Jones, a former four-star prospect out of Germantown High, started his college career at Michigan before entering the NCAA transfer portal and committing to Memphis in January. 

Memphis had a player taken in the NFL Draft for the first time since 2022, and several others were extended undrafted free agent offers or invitations once the draft concluded. 

The Memphis Tigers concluded spring practices with Saturday’s spring game, and Arrington Maiden stole the show for the quarterbacks.

Memphis has its first player drafted since 2022 and he will receive an invitation to take part in Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach, California.

The first public display of coach Ryan Silverfield’s new-look Memphis Tigers football team will on display during the program’s annual spring game.

Instead of a rebuild, what you’ll actually see at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday is the best American Athletic Conference roster money can buy. And given the resources that Memphis football has, it’s time for Ryan Silverfield to do something with them.

NFL.com, ESPN.com and Pro Football Focus all project at least one Memphis Tiger will be selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Memphis AD Ed Scott spoke to Tigers donors and fans at the Bank of Bartlett’s main office Wednesday about the NCAA’s new revenue-sharing model and more. 

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