Martin: No bones about it, a sneaky important win for Ryan Silverfield
The captains of the University of Memphis Tigers football team take the field before the game against Tulane University on Oct. 13 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
This was the first meeting between Memphis and one of the newcomers to the American Athletic Conference and Memphis needed to show UAB that there is a difference.
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