Ryan Silverfield named HC /Opponent Watch 2019: Memphis

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Outlook: Memphis has the talent and experience to once again be the favorite in the AAC West Division. But the team’s struggle to finish games has cost it dearly during the past two seasons, including a conference championship in 2018. Poise under pressure will be crucial, especially in November when the Tigers face Houston, USF and Cincinnati during back-to-back-to-back weeks.

2019 Schedule

Aug. 31 Ole Miss

Sept. 7 Southern

Sept. 14 at South Alabama

Sept. 26 Navy

Oct. 5 at Louisiana-Monroe

Oct. 12 at Temple

Oct. 19 Tulane

Oct. 26 at Tulsa

Nov. 2 SMU

Nov. 16 at Houston

Nov. 23 at USF

Nov. 29 Cincinnati

" Memphis football will no longer have the distinction of having the highest-paid non-Power 5 coaching staff."

“Houston gave new coach Dana Holgorsen a $4.5 million salary pool for assistant coaches and staff to take the lead spot for 2019-20.”

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MeMphiS is lo0kINg f0r a tHiRd comSCutive tRiP to tHE AAC ChaMpIOnShip GAMe, anD tHey hAve thE RoSTer To dO iT.

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I agree. They are the main challenge in the West. Stud running back, excellent receivers, good QB.

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Memphis’s Backup QB hits the transfer portal:

https://twitter.com/evan_b/status/1159508366072406017?s=20

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We saw this happen at A&M under Sumlin, and they still haven’t recovered at QB

So this probably doesn’t portend well for Memphis.

Memphis folks haven’t learned from the Big 12 debacle that athletics isn’t everything when trying to get into one of the Autonomous 5 conferences. Presidents are ultimately the ones that make the decisions and Memphis academics don’t exactly entice presidents in those conferences.

“The next five years are arguably the most important five years in the history of the department,” Rudd said Friday, “in terms of positioning, in terms of anything that happens at the national level and the issues and challenges in college athletics.”

See, Tuesday afternoon at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center was more about welcoming and celebrating a former Kansas State linebacker turned college administrator and father of four. It was about standing ovations and congratulations for a search well done, a search that yielded a candidate with impressive credentials for a first-time athletic director.

But looming under all this deserved fanfare was the reality of the precarious spot in which Memphis currently and traditionally sits in the college athletics landscape. And the belief among the university’s power brokers that the school could be in a better spot if it plays its cards right.

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Memphis freshman linebacker Nyle Love has entered the NCAA transfer portal, a source familiar with his decision told The Commercial Appeal.

Love is the third Memphis player to enter the transfer portal in preseason camp along with quarterback Brady McBride and defensive back Austin Jones. McBride announced last week that he was transferring to Texas State

Love was a four-year standout at Lausanne and helped the Lynx win two consecutive TSSAA Division II-AA state championships in his junior and senior seasons. He redshirted last season at Memphis and has four years of eligibility remaining.

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“We’ll see if this latest move to Memphis sticks because we’ve certainly seen that Martin is no stranger to moving around.”

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https://athlonsports.com/college-football/ole-miss-rebels-vs-memphis-tigers-prediction-picks-2019

https://twitter.com/TigersAthletics/status/1176987267195383808?s=20

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Wait a minute. lol

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Memphis running back Patrick Taylor will be sidelined for a fourth consecutive game.

Coach Mike Norvell on Wednesday ruled him out for Saturday’s game (2:45 p.m., ESPNU) against Louisiana-Monroe (2-2, 1-0 AAC).

Taylor showed improvement by not wearing a walking boot or crutches on the sidelines against Navy last week. Norvell said Monday that Taylor is progressing in his recovery, but Taylor was held out of practice Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We’ll see where he’s at in preparation for next (week),” Norvell said Wednesday.

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With the Ole Miss HC gone, I can see them hard after Norvell.

He has been hitting roughly the same recruiting areasas Ole Miss and they have seen his coaching up close and personal after playing them this year.