Here’s why it could pay to procrastinate in filling the Grizzlies’ one opening.

The Vols open Coach Josh Heupel’s fourth season Saturday at home against Chattanooga (11:45 a.m., ESPN), a Football Championship Subdivision team ranked No. 8 in the preseason FCS poll.

The Memphis Tigers open their 2024 season Saturday night against North Alabama at home, beginning two seasons of play while Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is under construction.

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Godwin, a sophomore quarterback at Lakeland Prep, earned 62.1% of the total vote after leading the Lions to a milestone victory Aug. 23.

Landphere enters this season on the watchlist for the John Mackey Award, given to college football’s most outstanding tight end. 

CBHS checks in at No. 11 following a thorough Week 1 victory over White Station.

Here are some of the games to watch for Week 2 of the high school football season, along with a complete area schedule.

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Memphis football kicks off its season on Saturday. Here’s a best-case (and, yes, worst-case) scenario for each game on the Tigers schedule. 

Memphis will return to AutoZone Park for Hometown Heroes Night on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Media members from around the country predict which Group of Five programs will compete for a College Football Playoff berth and where the Memphis Tigers fit in.

The Memphis Tigers’ new athletic director isn’t keen on the new AAC commissioner’s interest in discussing the idea of a different playoff for Group of Five teams that don’t crack the College Football Playoff.

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SEC football commentator Paul Finebaum digs into the Tigers’ College Football Playoff chances, Ole Miss and Tennessee expectations and fond Memphis memories. 

Memphis and Ohio have met just once previously.

In Knoxville, no program faces more pressure than football.

The sixth-ranked Rebels enter the season without star tailback Quinshon Judkins but with arguably the deepest and best collection of pass catchers in the Southeastern Conference.

Did the Grizzlies do all they could to get better this offseason? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington look back before looking ahead to October.

The Houston High junior’s volleyball season has been a hectic time so far with school, high school matches and college visits.

Former Ole Miss kicker Caden Costa entered the NCAA transfer portal because of his NFL aspirations, and he believes Memphis can help get him there. 

Sid Eudy, born in West Memphis, Arkansas, rose to prominence at the height of the WrestleMania craze in the 1990s. 

The university is in the process of finalizing a two-year extension of its FedExForum lease agreement with the Grizzlies, new Tigers athletic director Ed Scott confirmed.

The Memphis Grizzlies are holding training camp in Nashville but will return to Memphis for an open practice at FedExForum Oct. 6. 

The Grizzlies acquired Diakite in a trade that sent former No. 10 overall pick Ziaire Williams to the Brooklyn Nets.

An influential Memphian figures prominently into a new book examining the topsy-turvy world of college football.