Memphis Tigers

For the Tigers, that hasn't been the problem. After being unable to stop opponents' running games early in the season, the U of M has shored up the deficiency the past two weeks. Tennessee's Montario Hardesty was held to 60 yards last weekend and UAB's Joe Webb, averaging 122 yards rushing, managed but 52 Saturday.

When Memphis blocked that punt and recovered it on the UAB 6-yard-line with time running out, Tommy West knew what he had to do.

Coach Josh Pastner added to his star-studded recruiting haul Saturday in a major way when Jelan Kendrick committed to the Tigers.

The Memphis offense was held to .026 hitting as UAB routed the Tigers, 3-0, in the season finale Saturday night at Bartow Arena.

The good news keeps pouring in for the University of Memphis basketball program, as the Tigers announced Saturday that Jelan Kendrick has signed to wear the Blue and Gray beginning in the 2010-11 season.

For the second time in three days, the University of Memphis women's basketball team (0-1) will host a team that participated in the WNIT last season. This time, it will be the Murray State Racers (1-0) who will come to the Elma Roane Fieldhouse for the 2 p.m. match-up, Sunday.

Jelan Kendrick switched it up. Originally he was planning to wait until the spring, now he's off the board.

Tyrone Bouie is a talented cornerback prospect from Seminole High in Sanford and he's made his college decision.

Jonathan Brown admits he soured on Illinois when their losses started piling up. “It hindered me for a while,” Brown said. “They were losing and I was worried that coach Ron Zook would get fired. But he reassured me that wouldn’t happen and reassured me about the future of the program. He said that he’ll be there longer than me. He said he talked to the athletic director and he’s not going..."