At Memphis, head coach Ryan Silverfield is encouraging his assistants to have real conversations with players about real things and for players' voices to be heard. Assistants John Simon and Anthony Jones have taken that to heart, while also wondering what lies ahead for their own children.
Redshirt senior linebacker Josh Perry and redshirt sophomore defensive back Troy Hurst announced their intentions on Twitter.
If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees.
Running back JP Martin is the No. 626 player in the class of 2021. He chose the Tigers over Texas State, Tulane and Yale while other schools like Dartmouth, Harvard, Houston and Michigan State offered prior to his commitment.
Defensive end Joseph Honeysucker is retiring from football, but will remain at the University of Memphis.
When the pandemic began, Memphis football had exactly one commit. Somehow, in the last two months, new coach Ryan Silverfield has put together the best recruiting class in the history of the school.
Ryan Silverfield continues to show a knack for recruiting, landing a linebacker out of Louisiana, possibly the biggest recruit in his short tenure as Tigers head coach.
Head coach Ryan Silverfield picked up two more commitments Wednesday afternoon.
Florida transfer Andrew Nembhard will make a college decision Monday.
Memphis cuts the ribbon on their long-awaited indoor practice facility, another step in the Tigers reaching an equal playing field for recruiting.
Two Louisiana defensive backs committed to the Tigers Sunday.
About 400 people participated in a march Sunday led by the University of Memphis football program from the South Campus on Goodlett Street, as players use their platform to "make a difference."
Laird Veatch, Tigers athletic director, announced this week that crowds at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be limited to 50% capacity this season. The move means single-game ticket sales are unlikely and could lead to a significant financial hit for the University of Memphis.
Odoms is from Paris, Tennessee and attends Henry County High School while Edmonson attends Ensworth Academy in Nashville.
Dr. Jon McCullers, head of the task force to open the University of Tennessee, remains skeptical that there will be large fan gatherings at football games this fall.
No Memphis players tested positive for coronavirus during phase zero of the Tigers’ reopening plan.
Memphis and Mississippi State have extended their football series with the teams adding a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2029.
Coach Ryan Silverfield picked up his third commitment from the Peach State.
The Liberty Bowl has long been mocked as "too big" for modern times. But in this strangest of college football seasons, it may be the perfect place to spread out.
The University of Memphis "anticipates" capacity limitations for 2020 football season.
For decades, the notion of an indoor football practice facility at the University of Memphis was the stuff of dreams, but no longer. The $10.6 million facility is almost finished.
Blocking and tackling is still a long way off. But, this weekend, Memphis football players returned to campus. Job one: Get their physicals as they continue to absorb the virtual playbook.
When Memphis football players start returning to campus for voluntary workouts on June 6, they'll be tested for COVID-19. There are no plans for regular, asymptomatic testing after that. Is that ideal? Maybe not. But, as a country, it's what we do.
Memphis assistant coaches are making the most of their time in a different environment during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 247Sports Composite Rankings places Brandon Warner as the No. 1,339 overall prospect in the country and No. 36 in Tennessee.