The University of Memphis playing football on a night that should be reserved for high school football is probably more messed up than the Memphis-Mizzou game in 2023 getting moved to St. Louis.
A document obtained by The Daily Memphian shows the Memphis Tigers will receive a full $1 million for moving their 2023 Missouri game to St. Louis, including $250,000 no matter how many tickets are sold. Plus, we answer some other questions about why the game was moved to St. Louis.Related story:
Limiting Houston receiver Nathaniel Dell and stopping the Cougars on third down could be keys to victory for the Tigers.
The Big 12 picked Houston in its last round of expansion. Memphis never had much of a shot. But that doesn’t change the reality that the Memphis program has a higher ceiling than Houston. Here’s what the Big 12 failed to see.
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“We need to visibly show, not only our team and the city that we care about football and we’re supportive of it, but the college football universe,” Veatch said.
Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey made it obvious that the message this week heading into the home game against Houston at 6:30 p.m. on Friday was paying attention to the details.
Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell scored his second touchdown of the season and Steelers cornerback Arthur Maulet had a season-high seven tackles.
The Missouri Tigers will pay the cancellation fee of $250,000 with an additional $750,000 in total compensation, athletics director Laird Veatch told The Daily Memphian on Tuesday.
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Kickoff time is set for the University of Memphis’ AAC conference game against the Pirates on Oct. 15.
The Tigers are a strong second-half team but can’t afford to have another slow start against a Houston team that also plays its best football in the second half.
It’s hard to tell if the Tigers are poised to take advantage of the opportunity they’ve created for themselves with the offense looking so shaky in the past two weeks.
Being 4-1 means never having to say you’re sorry. And the Tigers are 4-1. On a strange, sputtering, but ultimately triumphant day for Memphis football. (Did we mention that the Tigers are 4-1?)
On a day where the offense took time to get cranked up, Memphis relied on the other side of the ball.
Box score from the Memphis-Temple game played Saturday, Oct. 1, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Both teams have a 100% conversion rate in the red zone and Temple has the third-most sacks in the country.
Jaylon Allen is listed as a defensive lineman but his role for the Tigers over the years can’t be described by just one position.
Joe Doyle’s decision has turned out well for the nation’s leading punter.
The Tigers are preparing for two quarterbacks against Temple but defensive coordinator Matt Barnes isn’t overcomplicating the game plan.
Tony Pollard had a season-high 105 rushing yards and Antonio Gibson scored a touchdown in back-to-back weeks.
Last week’s win wasn’t pretty but the Tigers coach isn’t complaining about the outcome.
The Memphis defense isn’t satisfied with just one breakout game. The Tigers want it to become a trend. Linebacker Xavier ‘Zay’ Cullens said, “I don’t want it to seem like we got lucky. I want people to understand that’s who we really are.”
Two pick-sixes and a fumble recovery deep in North Texas territory boosted Memphis in the second half. The Tigers’ defense honored Danton Barto, the University of Memphis’ all-time leader in tackles, died in August of 2021.