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Multiple schools offered defensive lineman William Whitlow Jr. a major pay raise while in the portal. But, to him, the Memphis Tigers are worth the money.
The Tigers’ 34 votes were the ninth-most votes outside of the Top 25.
Greg Desrosiers Jr. has three songs on Apple Music and Spotify. Most of his music is unreleased, but he shares his catalog with teammates.
Sam Brumfield spent two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College to start his career. He played the 2023 season at Middle Tennessee before spending last season at Virginia Tech and will finish with the Tigers.
Cortez Braham Jr. immediately becomes one of the top candidates to lead a retooled Memphis receiving room. He caught 56 passes for 724 yards and four touchdowns for Nevada last season.
Most of the key players from last year’s 11-2 team are gone, and the Tigers started training camp with plenty of mystery, but the one group that has the most returning talent is the running backs.
Memphis football has a variety of position battles to sort through after losing most of its production from last year’s 11-2 team.
The Tigers traveled to UTSA on Nov. 2, 2024, and left with a 44-36 loss. It was one of two losses Memphis suffered during last year’s 11-2 season.
American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.”
“We’ve had very transparent conversations for a year about what’s happening,” Pernetti said. “I understand Memphis’ ambition. I think other schools have that ambition.”
Memphis has a combined record of 21-5 the last two seasons, but the Tigers are still searching for their first conference title since 2019.
Earlier reports had the Showboats, Houston Roughnecks, Birmingham Stallions and Michigan Panthers relocating to new markets.
James Smith IV was selected by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the MLB Draft. The former Northpoint Christian standout chose to remain with the Tigers for another year.
A report states the United Football League is moving the Memphis Showboats, Houston Roughnecks, Birmingham Stallions and Michigan Panthers.
Big 12 presidents met Monday to discuss the offer, Ross Dellenger’s report says. He also added that “the proposition is not believed to have the necessary support, for now.”
The former University of Memphis football player spent Saturday showing students that being a professional athlete isn’t the only goal worth chasing.
After being taken by the New York Mets in the MLB Draft, James Smith IV decides to play another year for the Tigers.
The new mark is more than $1 million higher than the previous year’s record.
The new Tigers football’s ticket package includes three games, one of which is the biggest home game of the season.
He is the first Tiger taken in the draft since pitchers Dalton Fowler and Dalton Kendrick were selected in 2023. He is the 84th draft pick in the history of the program.
The Tigers are in search of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007, and Riser has experience springboarding a team into the national spotlight.
Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was the one supposed to be chasing American and world 400 records, but it was 17-year-old Quincy Wilson who stole the show and set 400 records at the Ed Murphey Classic.Related story:
Former Memphis receiver Anthony Miller spent the weekend in his hometown trying to help today’s youth reach their potential.
When Olympian Harrison Williams competes in the Ed Murphey Classic, it’ll be his first meet in the state of Tennessee since he won five state titles as an MUS senior in 2014.
The two-day event will start on July 24 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.