Tony Pollard had a feeling he would become a Dallas Cowboy. Days before the Memphis Tigers former do it all weapon was drafted in the fourth round, 128th overall, by America’s Team, he had a hunch he was headed to the Lone Star state, and hoped it would happen.
The 2019 NFL Draft is packed with Mid-South college stars looking to make their living in The Shield, but, how many, if any, will get the call on the first night in the first round?
With the folding of the Alliance of American Football league, a third non-NFL league has come and gone from the Bluff City’s Liberty Bowl. WMC5 spoke with a Memphian who has seen them all and knows football.
Memphis basketball is set to begin the American Conference Tournament at FedExForum, but football is also in the air for the University of Memphis with spring practice opening this weekend.
The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame saluted its Chairman Archie Manning as the recipient of the Walter Camp Distinguished American Award.
The holiday season at the Harrington household is extra special this year as 12-year-old Andrew and his family get ready to head to the Birmingham Bowl to watch the family’s favorite college football player, Memphis Tigers tight end Joey Magnifico play against Wake Forest.
The nation’s top ranked inside linebacker is now a Georgia Bulldog. Nakobe Dean, the 2018 MS Gatorade Player of the Year, chose the Bulldogs over Ole Miss, LSU and Alabama during the early national signing period on Wednesday.
Whitehaven High School football’s reputation as a pipeline for top college football programs is strong after another successful national signing day. Five Tigers signed to Division I schools during the early national signing period on Wednesday.
The Memphis Tigers had their final practice Tuesday morning at the Murphy Athletic Complex before loading up for the three-hour bus trip to Birmingham.
Mike MacIntyre, a two-time national coach of the year and coaching veteran with nearly three decades of experience, has been named Ole Miss’ defensive coordinator.
The Memphis Tigers hit the practice field for their first workout for the upcoming Birmingham Bowl with rumors swirling around the U of M Coaching Staff, mainly about head coach Mike Norvell.
Ole Miss has lost a football legend with the passing of Marvin Terrell, 80, who passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi State will be playing in a bowl game for a 9th straight season, a program record, in their first season under head coach Joe Moorhead. Iowa finished in a tie for 2nd in the Big Ten West Division.
Mississippi State's Jeffery Simmons won the Conerly Trophy on Tuesday night after being an anchor in the middle of one of the nation's most dominant defenses
A month ago, could you have predicted the Memphis Tigers would be playing for the American Athletic Conference Football Championship? If not, well, you weren't alone.
The Memphis Tigers will play the University of Central Florida Knights for the fourth time in two seasons in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday.
Kyle Shurmur hit Kalija Lipscomb with a 5-yard touchdown pass in overtime, and the Vanderbilt Commodores edged Mississippi 36-29 to keep their bowl hopes alive for another week
For the University of Memphis Football Team to have a chance of returning to the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, the Tigers need help from the Houston Cougars.
Darrell Henderson rushed for 166 yards, going over 3,000 for his career, and two touchdowns and Memphis became bowl-eligible for a school-record fifth straight season with a 47-21 victory over Tulsa on Saturday.
Marquez Callaway returned a punt for a touchdown and Tennessee's defense nearly pitched a shutout as the Vols defeated Charlotte 14-3 in their final nonconference game of the season
Jake Bentley passed for two touchdowns and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 5:50 left to lift South Carolina to a 48-44 comeback win over Mississippi
Darrell Henderson rushed for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and Memphis broke away from a second-half tie to defeat East Carolina 59-41 in a game that saw nearly 1,200 yards of offense
Jake Bentley threw for 152 yards and a touchdown to rally South Carolina from 12 points down in the second half in a 27-24 victory over Tennessee on Saturday
Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns to help Vanderbilt earn its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season with a 45-31 win over Arkansas
The Memphis Tigers football team heads into its open date this weekend with a much needed break from action to heal a bruised ego and some sore bodies.
