The biggest adjustment came when the council decided to move away from a $6.5 million federal grant to help staff the new ...

Memphis, which received single-digit votes in the first three Associated Press polls and none this week, will host an SEC opponent Saturday for the first time in four years.

Memphis (3-0) beat Mississippi State 31-29 at home on Sept. 18, 2021, but fell 49-23 in the return trip the following season. Most recently, Memphis lost 34-27 to Missouri in 2023 in St. Louis.