FedEx logo will appear in end zone at Liberty Bowl
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Sports Memphis Tigers sports teams will honor Fred Smith
The late FedEx founder, who died on June 21, was a longtime supporter of the University of Memphis and was crucial to the sports department’s financial growth.
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High School Sports MUS beats Bartlett with walk-off touchdown
Owls receiver Cannon Sherman snatched the ball out of the air to score a 45-yard touchdown and win the season opener 23-17 in dramatic fashion.
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Memphis Tigers FootballWhy are the Tigers hosting walk-on tryouts this close to the season opener?
Some fans were alarmed when the Memphis football account posted on social media last Saturday — a week before the home season opener — that Memphis is holding walk-on tryouts for defensive backs.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBreaking down the Tigers football’s depth chart
The Tigers released their first depth chart of the 2025 season. Part of the two-deep was expected, but one omission raised eyebrows.
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Memphis Tigers FootballProjecting the Tigers’ most impactful transfers, breakout player of the year
Which transfers will be the most impactful Memphis Tigers football offensive and defensive addition? Which returnee will have the best breakout season?
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Memphis Tigers Football Former Tiger Seth Henigan waived by Jacksonville Jaguars
Four recent former Tigers were waived or released by NFL teams in the past week.
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Memphis Tigers FootballA broken neck didn’t keep this Tiger from the Super Bowl — or from helping kids
Former Carolina Panther and current Memphis Tigers defensive back coach Reggie Howard broke his neck in his final game as a Memphis player. He still managed to spend seven years in the NFL.
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Memphis Tigers FootballPressure to win the conference remains for Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield
Memphis football beat writer Frank Bonner II and columnist John Martin discuss the Tigers’ chances of winning the American Conference, the backup quarterback situation and what to expect in the season opener.
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Memphis Tigers FootballChattanooga at Memphis: What to know before Tigers’ season opener
The Brendon Lewis officially begins for the Memphis Tigers against Chattanooga. The Nevada transfer quarterback is one of several new faces who have banded together in hopes of doing something special.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis Tiger running back suffers lower-body injury
Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. suffered a lower-body injury in the first quarter of Saturday’s season opener against Chattanooga and did not return.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers open the season with a blowout victory over Chattanooga
New Tiger quarterback Brendon Lewis completed 22-of-28 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 81 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown in his first start for Memphis.
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Memphis Tigers’ defense flashes winning potential
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Memphis Tigers FootballAlmost a year after his last game, this Tigers running back’s return was ‘all gas, no brakes’
Last year, Sutton Smith tore his ACL during the Tigers’ first game, and his 2024 season was over in less than 15 minutes of game time. This year, things were different.
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Memphis Tigers FootballWhy the American Conference was a major winner in Week 1
The 2025 college football season couldn’t get past Week 1 without creating ripples in the College Football Playoff race for non-power conference schools.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis running back is ‘day to day’ with lower-body injury
Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. missed most of the Tigers’ season opener.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis 2026 football game vs. Arkansas being pushed back
The Arkansas Razorbacks football team will play Memphis at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 20, but the return game scheduled for 2026 has been rescheduled.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis at Georgia State: What to know before Tigers’ first road game
Memphis (1-0) cruised to a 45-10 win over FCS Chattanooga last week, while Georgia State fell 63-7 to an Ole Miss team that is currently ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25.
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers D-lineman turns best friend’s death into motivation
Memphis defensive lineman Pooda Walker lost his best friend four years ago, but continues to honor his legacy on the football field.
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Memphis Tigers FootballGeorgia natives show out for Tigers in Atlanta
Three Memphis players from the Atlanta area — Sutton Smith, Makari Bodiford and DeMarco Ward — put on a show in the Tigers’ 38-16 win at Center Parc Stadium.
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Memphis Tigers FootballWhat have we learned about the Tigers in the first two weeks?
The Memphis Tigers have played eight quarters of football in 2025 and six of them have been strong.
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Memphis Tigers Football Strong second half lifts Tigers to a win at Georgia State
After cruising to a blowout victory at home last week, the Memphis Tigers found themselves in a serious battle for at least the first two quarters at Center Parc Stadium on Saturday.
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What have we learned about the Tigers in the first two weeks?
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SportsAsk the Memphian: Why are there so many Steelers fans in Memphis?
When the Tennessee Oilers — expected to play in Memphis for two years before relocating to Nashville — held their final home game of the 1997 NFL season, it didn’t feel like much of a home game. Most of the 50,000 fans in attendance were rooting for Pittsburgh.
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Memphis Tigers Football Memphis, Arkansas set for morning kickoff
Arkansas is off to a 2-0 start after defeating Alabama A&M and Arkansas State.
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Memphis Tigers FootballMemphis hasn’t narrowed down a go-to receiver. For coach Ryan Silverfield, that’s not a problem.
Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers QB Brendon Lewis on record setting pace. Already.
Brendon Lewis is averaging 74.5 rushing yards in the season’s first two games. That puts him on track to become the Tigers’ leading quarterback rusher for a single season.
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