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Memphis welcomed fans to take a look at its new-and-improved stadium Saturday. At the end of another tough week in Memphis sports, it is worth remembering what community can do.
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott gave a tour of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium as it completes a $226.5 million makeover, including details on how fans can visit its latest addition. Tigers football fan fest will offer a taste of Liberty Stadium on game dayRelated content:
The event will act as a sort of test run for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, which has almost completed its multi-million-dollar renovation, as officials hope to have it “as close to game-ready as possible” for fans.
The Tigers received nine pledges of at least $1 million during the 2025-26 fiscal year, which is two more than the previous year.
While giving an update on the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation project, Tigers athletic director Ed Scott shared his ideas for making game day more affordable for big families.
There’s a loud message that Scott is trying to send when he says the Tigers are at full revenue sharing, and that message is simple: Memphis is moving like it’s in the big leagues — even if it isn’t yet.
In a wide-ranging interview with Jason Smith on the “J & J Show” on 92.9 FM on Wednesday, Scott addressed concerns that the Tiger basketball program — which finished 13-19 last season — had fallen behind football in the university’s pecking order.
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.
“Women’s basketball is booming. Except in Memphis, where it’s been a drag. Hana Haden — the new coach of the Tigers — is going to change that.”Related content:
Two days after deciding to retain coach Penny Hardaway, Memphis athletic director Ed Scott and Hardaway himself address dwindling basketball attendance.
“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.’ ” Tigers will bring Penny Hardaway back for ninth season Three Memphis assistant basketball coaches not returning next seasonRelated content:
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?
Among six programs for which the Tigers budgeted revenue generated from ticket sales and parking, only men’s basketball has fallen short.
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.
In 2025, a settlement allowed athletic departments to begin distributing up to $20.5 million of revenue to their athletes.
Ten days after coach Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas, Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott addresses their relationship and a “disappointing” 2025 season. Memphis interim head coach outlines coaching roles for bowl gameRelated content:
New Tigers football coach Charles Huff has Nick Saban, James Franklin in his corner. What Charles Huff said about his search for an offensive coordinatorRelated content:
Is Ed Scott about to make the most important hire of the Memphis athletic program? And who should he pick? Ryan Silverfield posts goodbye message to Memphis Is Memphis football the best non-power conference job on the market?Related content:
Ed Scott told the university’s board of trustees how the Tigers are “punching well above our weight class.”
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?
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.
“Most of Memphis’ athletic revenue will go to men’s basketball. Will it be enough for the Tigers to compete at the national level?”
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. Memphis AD Ed Scott says Tigers’ revenue-sharing model in ‘really good place’ Memphis AD Ed Scott: Now just two phases for Liberty Stadium renovationsRelated content:
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.
The University of Memphis athletics department continues to pad out its staff with a new addition to oversee student-athlete academics and welfare.