Tag: Football
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Arkansas and Texas Tech will rekindle old flames in the 66th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl game on December 27th
Nearly three hours after the College Football Playoff poll, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl announced that Texas Tech would return to Memphis to take on an old familiar face in the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 66th AutoZone Liberty Bowl game on Friday night, December 27th. With the announcement, Texas Tech will be making its second trip…
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Ole Miss selected to play in the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Duke
Once the disappointment of not being selected for the 2024 College Football Playoff faded, Ole Miss would wait a few hours to accept a bid to play the Duke Blue Devils in the 2025 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on January 2nd in Jacksonville, Florida. Although not the College Football Playoff, Ole Miss has a whole month…
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Perspective matters: Memphis Football returns to the postseason for an 11th straight season, earning a bid to the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Wednesday morning rolled around for the Tigers as the faxed machine got warm. Coach Ryan Silverfield and his program learned they would head to Texas to take on West Virginia in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl against the West Virginia Mountaineers out of the Big 12 Conference. Although a challenging destination for fans to attend,…
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Looking back on the Egg Bowl with thoughts and takeaways
Friday afternoon brought the Egg Bowl back to Mississippi as Ole Miss welcomed Mississippi State to Vaught Hemingway for the annual Thanksgiving tradition. Fans from all corners of the state came together for an afternoon of football. This year’s version of the Egg Bowl was different; there was no toxic nature, no fighting after the…
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Memphis dominates and stuns #17 Tulane 34-24
The Memphis Tigers delivered a Thanksgiving special as they rolled into Yulam Stadium and dominated the Green Wave to earn Ryan Silverfield a massive 10th win for a second straight season. When the schedules were released and the conference announced Memphis would head south for Thanksgiving, the vibes around the program shifted to taking advantage…
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#23 Missouri too much for Mississippi State, as the Bulldogs fall short 39-20
On a beautiful, brisk fall day in late November, Mississippi State welcomed the Missouri Tigers to Davis Wade Stadium for the final home of the 2024 season before finishing out on the road against Ole Miss on Friday afternoon in the Egg Bowl. Mississippi State opened the game with a bit of swagger, going down…
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Bye week thoughts and takeaways ahead of the Memphis and Tulane game on Thanksgiving
Memphis Football once again buried the UAB Blazers on Saturday, proving how the program has come under the leadership of Coach Ryan Silverfield as the Tigers approach the final bye week of the season before closing the regular season in New Orleans against Tulane. An American Athletic Conference Championship might not be in play for…
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Mississippi State falls short on the road to #7 Tennessee 33-14
On a chilly night in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Mississippi State traveled into the mouth of the beast of Neyland Stadium to face the Tennessee Volunteers for another Southeastern Conference road trip for Coach Lebby and his Bulldogs. Winning at Neyland can be challenging for any team, but Mississippi State held its own on Saturday night…
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#16 Ole Miss dominates #3 Georgia 28-10 to cap off a magical night at Vaught Hemingway Stadium
Since taking over as Head Coach at Ole Miss, Coach Kiffin has yet to deliver the big Southeastern Conference win to Rebel Nation. However, something about the Georgia game felt different for the Rebels. Honestly, something has felt different about the state of the program since losing to LSU a few weeks ago in Death…
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Despite what some may say, the current state of Memphis Football has never been better
Following Saturday’s loss to UTSA, evaluations of the current state of the University of Memphis Football program under Coach Ryan Silverfield. Since taking over the job before the Cotton Bowl in 2019, Coach Silverfield has gone 31-19 with four bowl wins as the Head Coach of the Memphis Tigers, including a historic AutoZone Liberty Bowl…
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