Marcus Stokes answers challenges of Tigers coaching staff in win over UT Martin
Memphis Tigers quarterback Marcus Stokes (2) throws the ball against UT Martin during the first half at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Sept. 19, 2026. (Wes Hale/Special to the Daily Memphian)
Four touchdown throws, 258 yards through the air.
Marcus Stokes’ numbers in the Memphis Tigers’ 45-21 win over UT Martin on Saturday spoke volumes — louder than the late-night train rolling past Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium that drowned out part of what coach Charles Huff had to say in the postgame press conference.
And Huff had plenty to say, most of it good, much of it directed toward how Stokes picked up where he left off in a loss one week earlier at Boise State and picked apart UT Martin’s defense virtually at will.
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Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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