Can Memphis bounce back against USF and run the table in final stretch?
“When we started the season, the goal wasn’t to be 7-0,” said Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield. “The goal wasn’t to be 6-1. It was to win the conference championship, so that’s still out there in front of us.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis Tigers have taken one heck of a gut punch.
At this time last week, the Tigers were the No. 22 team in the country and a leading favorite to represent the Group of Six in the College Football Playoff.
A 31-24 loss to UAB last Saturday in Birmingham has moved the Tigers out of the national rankings and has some people wondering if the ceiling for this year has already shifted.
Coach Ryan Silverfield, however, said one loss isn’t going to define the season.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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