Buckley: Tigers defense takes it from whiteboard to gridiron against Tulsa
“I’m really proud of the way the defense came out and battled,” Tigers head football coach Ryan Silverfield said. “Probably one of the best performances I’ve seen by a Memphis defense in a while.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
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.
Memphis defense does some damage to Tulsa’s offense while breaking four-game streak.
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