“Blake Watson is an NFL running back,” Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said as the 2024 draft approaches. With Watson gone, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson and others line up to replace him.
University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave addresses the departure of athletic director Laird Veatch and names an interim AD.
Seth Henigan and David Jones are among the subjects of discussion as The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston wraps up following Saturday’s spring football game and Jones’ NBA Draft entry.
“Whoever succeeds Laird Veatch as the Memphis Tigers athletic director will be handed a silver platter full of gifts realized under his watch.”Related story:
The departure of athletic director Laird Veatch from Memphis to Missouri comes three days after the Tigers secured a five-year, $25 million NIL commitment from FedExCorp.
“With newfound bucks from FedEx Corp., Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield says, ‘The bar should be set as high as it can be.’ It beats flailing along with a shoestring NIL budget in a stadium needing modernization.”
Arrington Maiden’s story has plenty of parallels to that of Memphis starter Seth Henigan, and the Tigers seem to love the young Texan.
Three reserves battled for the backup job behind starting quarterback Seth Henigan and the running backs looked good in the Memphis Tigers’ fun-filled spring game.
Former Memphis Tigers starting cornerback plans to transfer to SEC member Mississippi State.
University of Memphis Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch suggests Memphis isn’t the only school experiencing such a flip-flop.
A five-year, $25 million NIL commitment from FedEx to the University of Memphis could help make the Tigers more competitive and better position the program for where it wants to go.
Tim Buckley, Parth Upadhyaya and host Greg Gaston discuss FedEx’s groundbreaking NIL commitment to the University of Memphis and Tigers’ basketball scheduling and transfer portal news.
The Memphis-based American multinational conglomerate is investing $5 million per year for the next five years in University of Memphis student-athletes “who will be promoting FedEx initiatives,” according to a press release.
Memphis’ spring football game, which is free to attend, will be split between two evenly matched teams of blue and gray. It will include two 12-minute quarters, followed by four untimed drives.
Memphis, which lost three players to the NCAA transfer portal on its opening day, hauled in most of its transfers in December. Coach Ryan Silverfield doesn’t anticipate a significant number of new additions now. Related stories:
Memphis running back Jay Ducker is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he posted on social media. Ducker rushed for 544 yardsfor the Tigers in 2022.
DeAgo Brumfield, now in the NCAA transfer portal, started in 12 of the 13 games he played for the Tigers last season.
The Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex at the University of Memphis hosted an evening just for the ladies Saturday.
When the defensive line coaching position at Memphis became available, Spence Nowinsky said he wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass by.
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.
Registration remains open for the annual Memphis Tigers football women’s clinic, which will be held at the Billy J. Murphy Complex Saturday, April 13.
“EA Sports College Football 25” is expected to be released this summer. It will be the first time in more than a decade an NCAA Football game is produced. Tigers hire Spence Nowinsky as assistant defensive coordinatorRelated story:
Spence Nowinsky spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach at Ohio University.
Running back Marion Anderson says he felt like God was telling him to “humble” himself, so he left South Carolina and ended up at Memphis.
A newly obtained document reveals more details from the full contract signed by Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield.