It’s been 28 days since Memphis (1-0) played football, now the 24th Tigers in the rankings are back in scores opposed to SMU (3-0) on Saturday (2:30 p. m. , ESPN2)
Although last year’s thrilling 54-48 win for the Tigers was also their sixth consecutive victory in the series. Memphis can make seven today, however, doubts remain after the Tigers returned from a COVID-19 outbreak last month.
How healthy and compatible will it be?Will it be a high-level business like last year?
We’ll have updates all afternoon as the Tigers start the AAC game.
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