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Five spring practice questions for the Memphis Tigers Share this story Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Ryan Silverfield inherited a championship winning Memphis Tigers team and won eight games in his first season as a head coach. Entering his second season, there are some big questions that need to be answered. Finding a quarterback is arguably the biggest one, but there’s also some stability on his coaching staff that should help some of those position transitions. What’s life look like for the Memphis Tigers in 2021? These questions should help address that. Who’s the heir to Br...

University of Memphis President M. David Rudd will leave his position as president of the university, he announced Wednesday. Rudd will remain president for the upcoming academic year, according to the university, departing in May 2022 before a year-long sabbatical abroad. He plans to transition to a faculty position in 2023.  "As a tenured member of the faculty, I have decided to return to the important work of teaching, scientific research and clinical care I set aside 15 years ago when I transitioned to senior administration," Rudd said in his announcement. "I shared with our Trustees t...

AAC Spring Quarterback Battles to Watch Only a few teams know who their guy will be. Everyone else has options. Share this story Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images Spring produces a number of great feelings. The weather starts getting nicer and college football teams begin their 2021 season. With that comes competition, and no position is scrutinized more than the quarterback position. The AAC has a number of key quarterback battles that are worth watching, and most of them won’t be fully decided until fall camp begins. Let’s take a look at who’s in the running for each team, and who I th...

Marshall’s Tahj Washington claims All-American status with Memphis Tigers Tahj Washington with U of M (Source: Jason Whitman) By Caleb Beames | January 18, 2021 at 8:50 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 1:08 AM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Marshall redshirt freshman wide receiver Tahj Washington can claim he is an All-American. According to the University of Memphis athletic site, Washington has been selected to the Football Writers’ Association of America Freshman All-America Team. Washongton was the top receiver in the nation when it came to yards with 743. According to Memphis, his ...

College football first-year coach grades: Lane Kiffin passes at Ole Miss, Dave Aranda fails in debut at Baylor How did the FBS college football coaches that took new jobs perform in 2020? CBS Sports Graphic The 2020 college football season is almost in the books, which means it's time to hand out grades for all of the first-year head coaches. Last offseason's coaching carousel provided us plenty of intrigue, including the arrival of Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss and Mike Leach at Mississippi State. That cranked the Egg Bowl rivalry up several notches. Elsewhere, Greg Schiano made his return to Rutg...