Tag: Memphis
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Whoever takes over at Memphis will be inheriting a well oiled sustained success machine
For the first time since the end of the 2019 season, the Memphis Tigers will have a new Head Coach in 2026 as Coach Ryan Silverfield has left Memphis to accept the Head Coaching job at Arkansas. Change is often scary, but this one had been coming for a long time, as the disconnect between…
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Memphis closes out the 2025 regular season with a Thanksgiving night showdown with the Navy Midshipmen
In the second annual Thanksgiving game of the year, the Memphis Tigers will welcome the Midshipmen of Navy to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium for a highly anticipated American Conference matchup. Despite not having the season go the way they intended, with three losses to UAB, Tulane, and East Carolina, the Tigers have long been eliminated…
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Turning the focus to Navy week for the Memphis Tigers
As crazy as it may seem, the time has come to put a bow on the 2025 Memphis football regular season with the final game before the postseason looming on the horizon on Thursday night against Navy. A 2025 season that has seen its highs and lows, the Tigers have the chance on Thursday night…
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Memphis comes up just short 80-71 of an upset of #1 Purdue
A few steps away from the crystal clear water of the Bahamas, Coach Penny Hardaway would take his Memphis Tigers up against the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers in game one of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. A mini tournament, per se, that would guarantee Memphis two games against a guaranteed NCAA Tournament team, with the…
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Thoughts and takeaways from the current state of Memphis Football during the final bye week of the season
Memphis football has reached the final bye week of the season, where they face a difficult path after falling to East Carolina last Saturday, all but ending their hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff and playing for the American Championship. Memphis came into the bye week licking the wounds of back-to-back losses to Tulane…
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Tulane comes into Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and stuns Memphis 38-32
On a nearly perfect fall Friday night, the Memphis Tigers would welcome the Tulane Green Wave to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium for a rivalry that dates back to 1954. Whenever Memphis and Tulane meet on the gridiron, fireworks are likely not far away, and as kickoff of the 2025 chapter of the longstanding feud, with…
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Embracing the moment, while not losing focus on what’s important
With three games remaining, two of which come at home, Coach Ryan Silverfield and the Memphis Tigers have fully embraced the journey as they make a run at not only hosting and winning the American Championship but taking Memphis football to its first-ever College Football Playoff. This level of excitement has only been reached once…
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Thoughts and takeaways from the first preseason game for the Tigers
Monday night was a bit of a celebration inside the FedEx Forum as the return of John Calipari took place, as Coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers welcomed the Arkansas Razorbacks to the 901 for the first of two preseason games before opening the 2025-2026 season against San Francisco on November 8th. A renewal…
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Memphis STUNS #18 South Florida 34-31 in an instant classic
On a nearly perfect fall Saturday, the Memphis Tigers would welcome the 18th-ranked USF Bulls to the Liberty Bowl for one of the most anticipated Group of Six games of the year. In many cases, Saturday’s matchup between the Tigers and Bulls of South Florida was an elimination game for the College Football Playoff race,…
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Taking a look at the path forward for Memphis football following the stunning 31-24 loss to UAB on Saturday
Memphis would head south to Birmingham to take on the UAB Blazers in the 2025 version of the Battle For The Bones. With rumblings of the College Football Playoff, College Gameday, and winning the conference, the Tigers would look to avoid a trap situation where they lose to a far less talented team in the…
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