When I first set foot at the University of Memphis four years ago, little-known coach Justin Fuente was tasked with resurrecting a Tiger football program that was on life support, and Josh Pastner and Memphis basketball were riding high. In the spring of 2014, I was promoted to sports reporter at The ...
With his graduation just a couple of weeks away, it is time to take a look back at former University of Memphis men’s basketball player Shaq Goodwin. The four-year senior out of Atlanta, Georgia, ended his career with the Blue and Gray following Memphis’ loss to UConn in the American Athletic Conference ...
Just days before the 2016 NFL Draft, former University of Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch’s draft stock remains a mystery. NFL.com’s six NFL mock draft prognosticators have the 6-foot-7 quarterback going anywhere from the San Francisco 49ers with the No. 7 pick to the defending Super Bowl champion ...
Shaq Goodwin’s four-year career as a Tiger came to an end last month, and will graduate from the University of Memphis next month. The Daily Helmsman asked its sports editor Omer Yusuf and sports reporters Austin Reynolds and J.T. Mullen their thoughts on Goodwin’s legacy and his potential in the ...
I must admit, when Tubby Smith was linked with the University of Memphis men’s basketball coaching opening, I wasn’t terribly excited. While Smith won a national championship and made four Elite Eights with the Kentucky Wildcats, his two stops after failed to match ...
The University of Memphis hired former Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith to replace the departed Josh Pastner last week. Now that our sports reporters Austin Reynolds and J.T. Mullen have had time to let the hire sink in, The Daily Helmsman asked them their thoughts on Smith and whether or not he will be ...
University of Memphis guard Avery Woodson told ESPN Monday afternoon he has committed to play at Butler University and eligible to play for the Bulldogs immediately. Woodson, who is graduating this spring and thus qualifies as a graduate transfer, made visits to VCU and Butler before picking the Bulldogs. The ...
The University of Memphis men’s basketball team received welcome news when freshman Dedric Lawson announced this week he will forego testing the NBA waters and return to school for his sophomore season. While the Tigers search for its next coach to replace the departed Josh Pastner, who took the same ...
With the news of Josh Pastner’s departure to Georgia Tech, The Daily Helmsman asked its sports editor Omer Yusuf and sports reporters Austin Reynolds and J.T. Mullen their thoughts on why Pastner didn’t succeed at Memphis and potential replacements. Why didn't Josh Pastner fit at Memphis? OY: I ...
The University of Memphis football team will have their first open scrimmage of spring practice at Father Ryan High School in Nashville 3 p.m. Saturday. This is the second consecutive Saturday in which coach Mike Norvell’s squad will hold a scrimmage. However, last weekend’s was closed to fans and ...
