Calkins: Memphis has a rich history of playing the SEC. Is it coming to an end?
For almost exactly 60 years, SEC teams have been traveling to the Liberty Bowl to play Memphis in football. Saturday might be the beginning of the end.
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September 2025
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August 2025
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Memphis AD Ed Scott: Tigers ‘serious about being a big-time player’ in college athletics
Tigers athletic director Ed Scott discussed Big 12 rejection, Memphis’ deal with FedEx and SEC scheduling before teeing off at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Golf Classic.
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March 2025
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Tennessee Vols knock off Auburn to reach SEC Tournament finals
Tennessee will play fourth-ranked Florida Sunday for the tournament title.
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November 2024
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Dart’s 515 yards, six touchdowns lead Ole Miss in win against Arkansas
Jaxson Dart set Ole Miss records for yards passing and touchdown throws in a single game, leapfrogging Matt Corral and Eli Manning, in the 19th-ranked Rebels' dominating win against Arkansas on Saturday.
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SEC cracks down on faking injuries to slow hurry-up offenses
The league also tweaked an existing rule to give it more leeway in punishing coaches and programs for violations.
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August 2024
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SEC to release player-availability reports as sports-betting safeguard
The SEC joined the Big Ten and Mid-American conferences by adopting the new policy.
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May 2024
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NCAA, leagues sign off on plan that includes paying athletes
Student-athletes could start receiving millions of dollars as soon as the 2025 fall semester.
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September 2023
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Tigers football notebook: SEC apologizes for referee mistake on onside kick
The officials told Memphis that it had to use a kicking tee with its late-game onside kick against Missouri. The SEC informed coach Ryan Silverfield the following morning that the referees were wrong.
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Key stats and numbers for Memphis against Missouri
Containing Missouri receiver Luther Burden while eliminating turnovers will go a long way in helping Memphis execute a potential upset.
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Memphis receiver Tauskie Dove faces his old school, Missouri
Tauskie Dove understands the storylines that surround him playing his former school, but he hasn’t focused too much on that this week.
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Tigers Football Insider: Memphis could be facing a backup QB against Missouri
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July 2022
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AAC commissioner Mike Aresco supports FBS football having its own governance
Aresco says FBS football breaking away from the NCAA would help level the playing field. “We can fight for a healthier and more equitable system on the various fronts that are still in play that are still available to us.”
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Silverfield expects more consistent play from Tigers this season
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September 2021
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Henigan showed the grit Memphis needs from its quarterback in a game that wasn’t pretty
The true freshman kept his wits about him after the first interception of his college career and an unproductive first half.
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Key stats, numbers to know for Tigers’ showdown vs. SEC foe
Some of the categories to mull over: Turnovers, and a certain Memphis freshman defensive back.
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July 2021
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Calkins: Rooting for forfeits — and Vandy! — in this year’s SEC
Calkins: “The only thing SEC states do better than football is ignorance. Why you should be rooting for forfeits — and fully vaccinated Vanderbilt — this season.”
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August 2020
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Opinion: It’s time for us to heed those with boots on the ground — the college football players
During a pandemic and the fight for social justice, why aren't we listening to the ones on the playing field?
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March 2020
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State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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