Buckley: If Silverfield leaves Memphis, can you blame him? Absolutely not.
Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield’s name could be a hot one as the college football coaching carousel heats up. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Tim 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.
It’s that time of year.
The time when good men are fired, others are hired and prospective names for each job opening are thrown out to see what sticks.
Consider Ryan Silverfield’s in the air, headed toward a wall near you.
When news broke Saturday that Gus Malzahn was stepping down as UCF’s coach to take over as offensive coordinator at Florida State, a few on social media shouted that the Memphis Tigers coach warranted consideration from Central Florida. After North Carolina fired Mack Brown last Tuesday, Football Scoop — a website focused on the coaching industry — called Silverfield “a name not to be ignored.”
Nothing credible directly ties the Tigers coach to either search. But social media chatter is to be expected as the coaching carousel spins. It is silly season, after all.
However, if things were to turn serious and Silverfield were to leave Memphis, can you blame him?
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