Tigers name replacement for fired receivers coach
Former Jacksonville State assistant coach Larry Smith, left, has been hired by Coach Ryan Silverfield to be the new wide receiver coach for Memphis. (AP File Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond)
New Memphis assistant coach comes from UAB and is a former starting quarterback at Vanderbilt.
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Memphis Tigers Football Coach Ryan Silverfield Larry Smith college footballTim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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