Tigers Football Insider: Coordinator Matt Barnes owns defensive lapses vs. USF
Matt Barnes during the Memphis football annual luncheon at the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex on March 15, 2023. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis Tigers allowed a season-high 50 points in a 59-50 win over the University of South Florida last week, and defensive coordinator Matt Barnes owned the fact that he didn’t create a good enough game plan.
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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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