Quarterback Seth Henigan said it’ll be good to be back home this week, but he’s more focused on getting the win than anything else. 

Rams running back Darrell Henderson Jr. and Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell both scored touchdowns.

After the kickoff time against USF was announced, coach Ryan Silverfield spoke on Saturday’s tight end production and discussed a few injury updates during his Monday press conference. 

Here’s why the Memphis quarterback is never rattled: “I belong here. I’m supposed to be here. I’m good enough to be successful at this level and it’s not just because my dad was my coach in high school.”

This was the first meeting between Memphis and one of the newcomers to the American Athletic Conference and Memphis needed to show UAB that there is a difference.

Defensive coordinator Matt Barnes challenged his unit to force more takeaways. Although the defense didn’t start the game well, it finished with three interceptions and a fumble recovery.

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Saturday’s Battle for the Bones features a UAB quarterback who is completing 74% of his passes, but the Blazers allow the fourth-most tackles for loss in the country. They also struggle defending the run. 

UAB hasn’t won a lot of games, but that hasn’t stopped Jacob Zeno from completing the fourth-most passes in the country while his 74.4% completion percentage ranks fifth.

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The Battle for the Bones trophy, finished with a giant slab of ribs at the top, has been with the Memphis football program since 2012. That was the last time the Tigers faced UAB in the Battle for the Bones rivalry that dates back to 1997.

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Jets defensive end Bryce Huff tallied a career-high nine pressures on 28 pass rushes, according to Next Gen Stats. He also recorded at least one sack for the second consecutive week. 

Andres Fox was ejected during the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 31-21 home loss to Tulane last week after hitting a Green Wave player in the groin.

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Kicker Seth Morgan has season-ending surgery. Kicker Tristian Vandenberg and running back Blake Watson are day to day.

Both the Tigers and Mean Green need to win this Saturday to stay in the AAC title race.

Jacob Likes is more than football. He’s interested in planes and enjoys reading. He has a knack for business and likes Western movies and country music. All that can be traced back to the people who raised him.

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discussed the conference’s future with The Daily Memphian during the league’s media day on Monday.

For the second consecutive home game, Memphis fell behind by double digits and has to play from behind.

Another slow start, an ineffective ground game, a weird interception and a low blow all hurt Memphis in Friday’s loss to Tulane.

NCAA college football box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulane Green Wave played at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

The Green Wave beat the Memphis Tigers on the road by a 31-21 margin in front of an announced crowd of 35,609 fans inside Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

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