Arkansas at Memphis: What to know as Tigers play host to SEC opponent
University of Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield calls plays from the sidelines of an Aug. 30, 2025 game against UT Chattanooga. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The biggest nonconference game on the Memphis football schedule is finally here.
Arkansas (2-1, 0-1 SEC) will visit Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday (11 a.m., ABC). It will be the first time Memphis (3-0, 0-0 American Conference) has played on ABC since it beat Central Florida, 50-49, on Oct. 17, 2020.
Memphis only had about 1,500 tickets remaining as of Friday morning.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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