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The carousel spins: Potential Memphis football head coach candidates

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 30, 2025 2:01 PM CT | Published: November 30, 2025 1:32 PM CT

The carousel stopped just long enough Sunday, Nov. 30, to drop longtime Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield off at Arkansas.

Now it’s spinning again, with the Tigers in search of Silverfield’s successor.


Ryan Silverfield leaving Memphis for Arkansas


Where it will stop, nobody knows for sure.

At least not yet.

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Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley

Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.


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