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 II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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