Tony Pollard had a season-high 105 rushing yards and Antonio Gibson scored a touchdown in back-to-back weeks.

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.”

Box score for the Memphis-North Texas college football game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 24.

Barto played linebacker for the Tigers from 1990-93 and holds the record for most career tackles in program history.

The Memphis offense should have a solid day against one of the worst defenses in the country. 

Bethune-Cookman will replace the Mean Green as a non-conference opponent. 

Before his team takes on the Tigers on Saturday afternoon in a preview of a future American Athletic Conference matchup, Baker said he’s as confident as ever in the Tigers’ brand and the new-look league.

The pregame pep rally will begin 15 minutes earlier at 1:30 p.m. so fans can start entering the stadium. There will also be seven additional security wanding and ticketing locations.

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Seth Henigan keeps the same approach whether he’s being praised or criticized on social media. 

The exit fee for the contract that was signed in 2010 is $250,000, according to the source. The discussions between the two programs are expected to be settled within the next few weeks.

Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey said he could feel the passion the city of Memphis had for the program when he coached in his first Tigers home game last week. 

Tigers tight ends coach Brad Salem grew up as a coach’s kid and became one himself. His two sons Eli and Jeremiah are on track to follow the same trend. 

Three former Tigers running backs scored their first touchdown of the season. 

Coach Ryan Silverfield is looking for the Tigers to improve on their shortcomings from the 44-32 win over Arkansas State. 

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Memphis will kick off against Temple on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. and will be aired on ESPNU, the AAC announced on Monday.

Former walk-on quarterback Caden Prieskorn has become a go-to receiver and a key blocker in the run game.

Box score for the University of Memphis Tigers vs the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

A pair of players are no longer with the program, a University of Memphis spokesperson confirmed Saturday.

Simmons Bank CEO said the bank has offered to pay the full amount of the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium naming rights deal up front to expedite venue renovations. 

Arkansas State hasn’t committed a turnover in the first two games but it’s going against a Memphis defense that already has five takeaways.