Tag: sports
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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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#23 Ole Miss goes on the road and dominates Louisville 86-63
On a brisk Super Tuesday, Coach Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels traveled to the KFC Yum Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, to take on the Louisville Cardinals in the SEC/ ACC Challenge. Rebounding from a heartbreaking loss to Purdue was the objective on Tuesday night for Ole Miss, and the Rebels maintained their…
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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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Memphis takes down Michigan State 71-63 to advance to the Maui Invitational Championship game
So far, the Maui Invitational has been kind to Penny Hardaway and his Memphis Tigers. They beat the second-ranked Huskies of UConn on Monday afternoon before dominating Michigan State in the Semifinal round on Tuesday to advance to the Maui Championship game, where they await the winner of Auburn and North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon…
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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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Memphis opens the West Coast trip with a massive 68-64 win over San Francisco
Memphis Basketball started their trip out West with a weird Thursday night matchup with the Dons of San Francisco. In front of an empty crowd at the Chase Center in San Francisco, the Tigers started the matchup with the Dons a bit jet-lagged, falling behind early as Memphis experienced an NCAA Tournament-caliber team. They finished…
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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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