Extra eligibility benefits fifth-year seniors, and Tigers by extension
Memphis tight end Sean Dykes (right, dodging a tackle by SMU in Dallas on Oct. 3, 2020), will be returning to play for the Tigers this season as a fifth-year senior. He’s among seven players listed as fifth-year seniors after being granted an extra year due to the pandemic. (Associated Press file)
The Tigers are entering the 2021 season with a veteran presence in the locker room that is unprecedented.
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University of Memphis football JJ Russell Thomas Pickens Memphis Tigers Football 2021 college football season Jacobi Francis Keith Brown John Tate IV Tyrez Lindsey Sean DykesFrank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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