Buckley: Hardaway, Tigers concerned about fans in the stands. What’s the plan to fix it?
Two days after deciding to retain coach Penny Hardaway, Memphis athletic director Ed Scott and Hardaway himself address dwindling basketball attendance.
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March 2026
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway is back. It will take real change — from him — to bring back Memphis basketball.
“Penny Hardaway is returning as Memphis coach. How can he fix things? He can start by accepting that the disaster that was this past season wasn’t some ‘one-off.’ ”
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Calkins: Could this be Penny Hardaway’s last game at FedExForum?
As questions again swirl about the future of Penny Hardaway, athletic director Ed Scott had every chance to address them Wednesday. He chose to stay silent. What could that mean?
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Tigers ‘projecting a $1.2 million deficit’ in men’s basketball, says Memphis AD
Among six programs for which the Tigers budgeted revenue generated from ticket sales and parking, only men’s basketball has fallen short.
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Memphis considering signing players to multi-year contracts with buyouts
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott updated the university’s Board of Trustees on revenue-sharing contracts with players, soccer stadium renovation and football ticket revenue.
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February 2026
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How much revenue have the Memphis Tigers shared with their athletes?
In 2025, a settlement allowed athletic departments to begin distributing up to $20.5 million of revenue to their athletes.
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December 2025
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Anatomy of a hire: How the Memphis Tigers zeroed in on Charles Huff
A road trip in a van whose passengers included a member of a powerful Memphis family aided the search for the Tigers’ 26th head football coach. They agreed on someone Ed Scott had heard speak long before Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas.
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Tigers AD on Ryan Silverfield departure: ‘We lost some meaningful games, and he moved on.’
Ten days after coach Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas, Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott addresses their relationship and a “disappointing” 2025 season.
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Buckley: References matter. Nick Saban’s ‘sealed the deal’ for new Memphis Tigers coach Charles Huff.
New Tigers football coach Charles Huff has Nick Saban, James Franklin in his corner.
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The next coach at Memphis? We have thoughts.
Is Ed Scott about to make the most important hire of the Memphis athletic program? And who should he pick?
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September 2025
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Player payments, ticket sales, stadium updates: Athletics head says Tigers are in ‘great shape’
Ed Scott told the university’s board of trustees how the Tigers are “punching well above our weight class.”
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Buckley: Arkansas vs. Memphis is a nice exhibition. Will John Calipari help make it a game that counts?
St. Jude is the big beneficiary when John Calipari brings his Arkansas Razorbacks to Memphis for a charity exhibition. But will the former Tigers coach come in the regular season too?
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August 2025
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Lifting the veil off NIL: How the Memphis Tigers really get it done
Nowadays — three years after NIL was made official on July 1, 2021 — some of college sports’ highest-paid athletes are millionaires in an ecosystem composed of kids, coaches, collectives and even agents.
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June 2025
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Martin: Memphis has money for basketball, but there’s work to do
“Most of Memphis’ athletic revenue will go to men’s basketball. Will it be enough for the Tigers to compete at the national level?”
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Tigers ‘don’t have an offer from the Pac-12’
Scott told reporters Friday that his “position” regarding a potential move for Memphis to the Pac-12 “hasn’t changed” from the time the university denied an invitation to the new-look league last September.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovations
Some of the renovation highlights outlined by Ed Scott were a public area called the halo, a large-capacity tunnel and revenue streams created by owning the stadium.
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New U of M athletics exec’s focus: well-being
The University of Memphis athletics department continues to pad out its staff with a new addition to oversee student-athlete academics and welfare.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott responds to tweet about Tigers and the Pac-12
“I will never say never,” Boise State AD said when asked on X about the chances of Memphis still joining the Pac-12.
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How the House v. NCAA settlement impacts the Tigers
Though Memphis opted into the settlement, athletic director Ed Scott said in late April that the Tigers did not have the means to share the full $20.5 million with their athletes.
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April 2025
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Tigers athletic director ‘would love’ for PJ Haggerty to return
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott shed some light Wednesday on the Tigers’ discussions with star PJ Haggerty surrounding his decision to enter the transfer portal.
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Memphis makes case for hosting AAC basketball tournament
Armed with a somewhat unique bid, Memphis could learn soon if it will again host the American Athletic Conference’s men’s basketball tournament. Memphis Tourism’s Kevin Kane helped make the city’s case.
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March 2025
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Buckley: Memphis remains in the AAC. Still waiting for a good deal?
A bit after the 2024 football season opened, the Tigers’ chance to exit the AAC arose. But AD Ed Scott said it was “a bad deal.” So the Tigers, who decided to stay in the AAC, continue to hold out.
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Memphis athletics nears stadium renovation fundraising goal
Work continues on the $222 million Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation as the Memphis Tigers athletic director updates the board on fundraising and ticket revenue.
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January 2025
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Calkins: Ed Scott aims to make Memphis ‘a Top 25 athletic program in America’ — believe it or not
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott has been on the job for a tumultuous, wrenching but ultimately triumphant six months. In that time, Scott has seen enough to believe Memphis can be “a Top 25 athletic program in America.” Now he needs others to believe it, too.
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will have reduced capacity, according to new plans
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will have reduced capacity, according to new plans
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said the new capacity for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium will be 42,000-44,000 — not the 50,000 that was originally planned.
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