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Why Charles Huff wants Memphis football to be like Michael Jackson

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 11, 2026 5:44 PM CT | Published: May 11, 2026 11:34 AM CT
<span class="TextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8">Memphis football coach Charles Huff, right, used&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Jackson&rsquo;s, left, career to illustrate what&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8">he&rsquo;s</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8"><strong>&nbsp;trying to do with the Tigers.</strong>&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8">(</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8">Courtesy Ep</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234276558 BCX8">ic Records/Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file)</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW234276558 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span>

Memphis football coach Charles Huff, right, used Michael Jackson’s, left, career to illustrate what he’s trying to do with the Tigers. (Courtesy Epic Records/Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file) 

When Charles Huff’s family took him to see the new Michael Jackson movie, “Michael,” he couldn’t stop thinking about how Jackson’s career illustrates what he’s trying to do with the Tigers. 

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Frank Bonner II

Frank 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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