DEFENSE, TIGERS, DEFENSE! Coach Huff and Memphis improved to 1-0 Sat night, beating a UNLV team oddsmakers and ESPN FPI expected to win. That’s how you do it, Tigers!
Toughest challenges remaining for our boys in blue:
- At Boise State September 12
- At Tulane Friday, October 16
Let’s look at college football games of interest this coming Saturday:
- East Carolina at 13 Alabama, 11:00 AM, ABC
- Tennessee State at 3 Georgia, 2:00 PM, SEC Network
- Boise State at 2 Oregon, 2:30 PM, CBS
- Furman at 20 Tennessee, 2:30 PM, SEC Network
- Baylor at Auburn, 2:30 PM, ABC
- North Alabama at Arkansas, 3:15 PM, SEC Network
- Arkansas State at Memphis, 6:00 PM, ESPN+
- Clemson at 11 LSU, 6:30 PM, ABC
Sunday:
- 24 Louisville vs. 9 Ole Miss, in Nashville, 6:30 PM, ABC
Labor Day
– 19 SMU at Florida State, 6:30 PM, ESPN
The big drama in college football this week is that LSU head coach Lane Kiffin is trying to put players who were cut from NFL training camps on his team’s roster. The SEC is not happy about it.
New rule at Earnestine & Hazel’s: You can’t get modifications on Soul Burgers ordered after midnight. Which is OK because the defaults of mustard, mayo, pickles, grilled onions, and American cheese are PERFECT.
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