While he won't be in the lineup tonight when the Tigers face sixth-ranked Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, senior guard Marcus Moody, the team's second-leading scorer, is back. Moody, who said he was unhappy with his role under first-year head coach John Calipari, quit the team before ...
Ten days... That's all it took for University of Memphis Athletic Director R.C. Johnson to name current defensive coordinator and former Clemson University head coach Tommy West the new head football coach of the Tigers. Around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Johnson announced West would become Memphis's ...
Winning big just isn't enough to satisfy Memphis head basketball coach John Calipari. The first-year coach made that clear Wednesday night after the Tigers used a 28-5 second-half scoring run to cruise by Tennessee-Martin 81-49 before 15,933 at The Pyramid. "For me to sit there and watch some of the ...
University of Memphis Athletic Director R.C. Johnson announced Monday he had fired head football coach Rip Scherer and begun a search to replace him. "On Sunday morning," Johnson said, "I met with Coach Scherer and relieved him of his duties as head football coach. I want to say that Coach Scherer is ...
At some point Saturday, The University of Memphis football Tigers' season finale against Tulane before 17,269 at the Superdome in New Orleans turned into the Patrick Ramsey Air Show. The Tulane quarterback scorched Memphis's No. 2-ranked defense for 360 yards and three touchdowns on 29-of-56 passing ...
There won't be much on the line Saturday when the University of Memphis football Tigers travel to the Superdome in New Orleans to play their season finale against the Tulane Green Wave. Well, that is to say, not much for Memphis (4-6, 2-4 in Conference USA), which last week assured itself of its sixth ...
Minutes after his Tiger football team had lost its fourth straight, this one 13-10 to Cincinnati in overtime Saturday before 21,862 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, University of Memphis head coach Rip Scherer entered the media room with eyes fixed to the floor. Scherer's wife, Michele, stood proudly ...
It's down to just a two-game season for the University of Memphis football squad. Memphis (4-5, 2-3 in Conference USA) must win its final two games to finish the season with its first winning record since 1994, but more importantly, to become eligible for post-season play. That'll include a win Saturday ...
Heartbreak Hotel. By now it must feel more like home than a temporary residence for The University of Memphis football program after suffering another close loss Saturday, this one a 19-17 nail-biter against Tennessee at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before 63,121 rain-soaked fans. The Volunteers (5-3, ...
If you can't get excited about this one, you should probably check your pulse. The University of Memphis football Tigers (4-4, 2-3 in Conference USA) play host to cross-state rival Tennessee, Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, before what most are expecting to be a packed house. And if you haven't ...
