After analyzing a season-opening win over North Alabama, Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said there are a few things he wants cleaned up. 

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With running back Sutton Smith injured in a season-opening win over North Alabama, South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson must step up in a big way for the Memphis Tigers.

“He did get hurt, doesn’t look great,” coach Ryan Silverfield said about Memphis running back Sutton Smith’s injury in the first quarter.

Memphis crushed North Alabama in their first game at the Liberty Hole, also known as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The place looked really strange. But in a good way.

NCAA box score for Saturday’s college football game between the Memphis Tigers and the North Alabama Lions.

After beating North Alabama 59-0 two years ago, the Tigers forced another shutout Saturday as they won their season opener at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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Box score: Memphis 40, North Alabama 0

The Memphis Tigers open their 2024 season Saturday night against North Alabama at home, beginning two seasons of play while Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is under construction.

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Media members from around the country predict which Group of Five programs will compete for a College Football Playoff berth and where the Memphis Tigers fit in.

The Memphis Tigers’ new athletic director isn’t keen on the new AAC commissioner’s interest in discussing the idea of a different playoff for Group of Five teams that don’t crack the College Football Playoff.

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Former Ole Miss kicker Caden Costa entered the NCAA transfer portal because of his NFL aspirations, and he believes Memphis can help get him there. 

The Memphis Tigers football depth chart is out and speculation about who will fill the offensive line or which quarterback will be the backup to starter Seth Henigan is finally over.

Memphis football plays this weekend. And, with the release of the Maui Invitational bracket, the Memphis basketball schedule is nearly complete.

Athletic director Ed Scott is taking over the department at an interesting time for Memphis and the rest of the college sports.

With some players making more than professors, should student-athletes be classified as full-time university employees? A few Memphis Tigers respond.

The former Alabama coach called the University of Memphis by the wrong name as he speculated about the team’s chances for this season’s newly expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff.

The Tigers are building something big in Memphis ─ and a $220 million stadium revamp is living proof.

University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said there were many who believed the renovation wasn’t going to happen.

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Duncan, a former Tiger basketball player under coach Larry Finch and a teammate of Penny Hardaway, is back where it all started in a leadership role with the athletic department.

New Memphis Tigers AD Ed Scott fills two key leadership positions on his staff.

Ed Scott has to replace at least five U of M staffers but said he’s “confident in where we are in that process and who we’ll be able to attract.”

Memphis football players have been included this offseason in several national watchlists for individual postseason awards.

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