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Memphis redshirt senior wide receiver Pop Williams is on a personal leave of absence, coach Ryan Silverfield said Tuesday. Silverfield did not elaborate, citing Williams' privacy, but said the two have had communication for some time regarding his plans. He didn't say whether Williams planned to opt out for the remainder of the season but that Williams could return at some point. "People are dealing with different things throughout their lives right now. It's a personal matter and if he wants to come out publicly and say something, I support him," Silverfield said.

Williams, who is still listed on the roster, played three games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He's played 41 games over four seasons and had a breakout year in 2018. He started 11 games and was an All-AAC first-team selection at punt returner after leading the conference in punt return yardage. He was also third on the team in receptions (33) and receiving yards (304) that season. Williams, who is from Louisiana, is expected to contend for a starting role at wide receiver as well as factor in the return game. - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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WR Pop Williams, Memphis
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08/07/20 - Peter Parrish, rJr/2024, Memphis, 6-1, 190 (DS#999 QB) + More +

LSU redshirt freshman quarterback Peter Parrish, who had been suspended since January of this year, is transferring to Memphis, Parrish announced on Thursday. Parrish signed with LSU in the class of 2019 from Central High in Phenix City, Alabama, as the No. 13 dual-threat quarterback in the nation, according to 247Sports. He did not play last season and was suspended indefinitely in January for team rules violations. Parrish had entered the NCAA transfer portal early this week. LSU senior tight end Jamal Pettigrew has also entered the transfer portal. - Daily Advertiser

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QB Peter Parrish, Memphis
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08/05/20 - Damonte Coxie, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-2, 198 (DS#38 WR) + More +

The American Athletic Conference Board of Directors has announced the conference's plan and timeline for the start of athletics competition for the Fall 2020 season. Approval was unanimous after consultation with the conference's COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, athletic directors and senior woman administrators. In football, the plan calls for conference competition to begin Sept. 19 and for each of The American's teams to play eight conference games on their originally scheduled dates. Nonconference games may be played at the discretion of the individual schools, with the understanding that the opponents will strictly adhere to protocols and standards for testing, pregame, in-game and postgame operations set by The American's Medical Advisory Group. Depending on the need to potentially reschedule regular-season games, The American Football Championship will be played on either Dec. 5, 12 or 19 at the stadium of the regular-season champion. - American Athletic Conference Football

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WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis
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07/31/20 - Brady White, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-1, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2020 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Brady White, Sr., Memphis,...Heading in to his third season at Memphis, White ranks fourth in the Memphis career record book with 7,310 passing career yards and 59 touchdown passes. He is the only FBS quarterback returning in 2020 who passed for over 4,000 yards in 2019. His 4,014 yards last season was the second-best mark in program history and was a key to Memphis' 12-2 season, American Athletic Conference Championship and Goodyear Cotton Bowl appearance. White joined the Tiger roster in 2018 after graduating from Arizona State. He helped Memphis to an 8-6 record, an AAC West Division championship and a Birmingham Bowl appearance in year one. He graduated with his master's degree in August of 2019 and is currently enrolled in a doctorate program at Memphis. - Memphis Football

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QB Brady White, Memphis
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07/27/20 - *Kenneth Gainwell, rSo/2021, Memphis, 5-08, 201 (DS#5 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis,...With 610 yards receiving, Gainwell led the country in all-purpose yards by a freshman, finishing the season ninth with 2,069 yards (147.79 ypg). He became just the third player in program history to record over 2,000 all-purpose yards in a single season. DeAngelo Williams accomplished that mark three times (2003, 2004 and 2005) while Darrell Henderson set the school record with 2,328 all-purpose yards in 2018, Gainwell's redshirt season at Memphis. - Memphis Football

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RB *Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
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07/27/20 - Brady White, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-1, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Brady White, Memphis, senior, quarterback,...The only returning 4,000-yard passer from 2019 in the FBS, White earned a spot on the Wuerffel Trophy list thanks to his additional work in the Memphis community. The Wuerffel Trophy honors college football's top community servant. In the fall of 2019, while helping Memphis to a 12-2 record, an American Athletic Conference championship and a Goodyear Cotton Bowl appearance, White also managed to complete 35 hours of community service during the season, including visits to LeBonheur Children's and St. Jude Children's hospitals. His work with children in the Memphis community included work with the Jessie Reed Foundation, helping distribute Joy Jars, and with Gardenview Elementary School as part of the Tiger Blue Holiday in December. He also served his fellow Tiger student-athletes on a panel for freshmen student-athletes as part of the department's ACAD class. - Memphis Football

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QB Brady White, Memphis
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07/27/20 - Damonte Coxie, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-2, 198 (DS#38 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis,...Coxie has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, becoming just the second Tiger (Anthony Miller) to do so in program history. The Reserve, La. native finished 2019 with a career-high 1,276 receiving yards and helped lead Memphis to over 4,000 receiving yards for the second time ever. He enters this season with 11 career 100-yard receiving games, second only to Anthony Miller's 17. - Memphis Football

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WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis
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07/27/20 - Brady White, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-1, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Brady White, Memphis,...In 2019, White threw for a career-high 4,014 yards and 33 touchdowns, becoming just the second quarterback in program history to eclipse 4,000 passing yards in a single season (Riley Ferguson - 4,257 in 2017). Against Penn State in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the all-conference quarterback threw for a career-high 454 yards. White was twice named a member of the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 in 2019, recognizing individual performances during the season. His second nod came after throwing for 350 yards with three touchdowns in Memphis' 54-48 ranked victory over No. 15 SMU. - Memphis Football

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QB Brady White, Memphis
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07/23/20 - Damonte Coxie, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-2, 198 (DS#38 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Damonte Coxie, Memphis,...The Reserve, La. native finished 2019 with a career-high 1,276 receiving yards and helped lead Memphis to over 4,000 receiving yards for the second time ever. Coxie eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark in six contests last year, with five of those performances coming during the final seven games of the season. In Memphis' American Athletic Conference Championship win over Cincinnati, Coxie pulled in a season-high 165 yards on nine catches.

He enters this season with 11 career 100-yard receiving games, second only to Anthony Miller's 17. With 2,773 career receiving yards to date, Coxie has climbed to third all-time in Memphis history, sitting just over 200 yards shy of Duke Calhoun for second all-time and 1,217 yards short of Miller's record of 3,590 yards from 2015-17. After hauling in nine touchdowns in 2019, Coxie's career total of 19 is tied for third all-time. - Memphis Football

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WR Damonte Coxie, Memphis
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07/23/20 - Dylan Parham, rSr/2022, Memphis, 6-3, 313 (DS#3 C) + More +

2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: C Dylan Parham, Memphis,...Parham, a native of Carrollton, Georgia has started all of the team's 28 games during the past two seasons. He helped the 2019 Memphis offense amass 6,791 total yards, including 2,614 rushing yards. Memphis won a third straight American Athletic Conference West Division title and its first outright AAC championship with a 12-2 mark. The program made its first New Year's Six bowl appearance with an invite to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. An all-conference honorable mention honoree in 2019, Parham will move to center for 2020, replacing New England Patriots' draftee Dustin Woodard. Like Woodard, Parham will be making the move to center from a guard position. - Memphis Football

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C Dylan Parham, Memphis
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07/23/20 - *Kenneth Gainwell, rSo/2021, Memphis, 5-08, 201 (DS#5 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Kenneth Gainwell (So.), Memphis,...On his way to numerous awards, including FWAA Freshman of the Year, Sporting News All-American, American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and unanimous all-conference honors in 2019, Gainwell finished with 1,459 rushing yards on 231 carries. That ranked first nationally among freshmen and 12th in the FBS. His 6.32 yards per carry ranked 12th nationally. - Memphis Football

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RB *Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
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07/23/20 - Riley Patterson, Sr/2021, Memphis, 5-10, 181 (DS#7 K) + More +

2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Riley Patterson, Memphis,...A 2019 Groza semifinalist, Patterson became the first FBS kicker since 2016 Groza winner Zane Gonzalez to kick at least five 50-yard field goals while connecting at better than 90% overall. With 351 career points, he is the FBS active leader in kick-scoring, while his career 80.3% accuracy (49-for-61) is the best by any FBS kicker now entering their fourth season. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

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K Riley Patterson, Memphis
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07/20/20 - Brady White, rSr/2021, Memphis, 6-1, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD WATCH LIST: Brady White, Memphis,...White is one of 30 quarterbacks on the list and one of only three to represent the American Athletic Conference. SMU's Shane Buechele and UCF's Dillon Gabriel also made the list. In 2019, White threw for a career-high 4,014 yards and 33 touchdowns, becoming just the second quarterback in program history to eclipse 4,000 passing yards in a single season (Riley Ferguson - 4,257 in 2017). Against Penn State in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, the all-conference quarterback threw for a career-high 454 yards.

White was twice named a member of the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 in 2019, recognizing individual performances during the season. His second nod came after throwing for 350 yards with three touchdowns in Memphis' 54-48 ranked victory over No. 15 SMU. The Santa Clarita, Calif. native returns in 2020 as the only FBS quarterback with over 4,000 passing yards last season. White has 7,310 passing yards and 59 touchdowns in his career, totals that both rank in the top four in program history. Danny Wimprine is the program's all-time leader in passing yards (10,215) and touchdowns (81). - Memphis Football

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QB Brady White, Memphis
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07/04/20 - Jyaire Shorter, rSr/2025, Memphis, 6-1, 218 (DS#218 WR) + More +

Shorter burst on to the scene last season and averaged a whopping 19.7 yards per catch. Only two players who qualified for the Conference USA leaders list averaged more yards per catch then Shorter, including UAB's Kendall Parham, who led the league at 21.0 yards per catch. Shorter is one of the fastest players on UNT's roster and has great size at 6-2 and 215 pounds. The big question for Shorter is if anyone can replace Mason Fine and get him the ball. - Denton Record

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WR Jyaire Shorter, Memphis
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06/30/20 - *Kenneth Gainwell, rSo/2021, Memphis, 5-08, 201 (DS#5 RB) + More +

Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield sent out a tweet earlier in June that appeared to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Now he's taking it a step further. Silverfield announced Tuesday on Twitter that every Memphis helmet will have a "BLM", short for Black Lives Matter, sticker for every game. The circle will be gray with BLM in blue lettering, with the M being the Tigers logo. It's the same logo Silverfield tweeted out two weeks ago. Silverfield added a hashtag of #ALLINagainstRACIALINJUSTICE in Tuesday's tweet. The news was retweeted by several players, including senior defensive back TJ Carter, defensive tackle O'Bryan Goodson and wide receiver Calvin Austin III.

The Tigers football team, currently in the middle of voluntary workouts, helped lead a Unity Walk earlier this month from their practice field at University of Memphis' south campus to main campus to protest against racial injustice. At one point, Silverfield chanted "Black Lives Matter" along with his players. The announcement is the latest sign of the football team sending messages against injustice. It also shared a video on the football team account earlier this year where Silverfield, running backs coach Anthony Jones Jr. and players vowed to take a stand together against systemic racism. - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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RB *Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
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