Rice certainly has Memphis’ attention. After all, the Owls have American Athletic Conference victories over Navy and UTSA, the opponents that have handed the Tigers their two league defeats. “Their record is not indicative of who and what they are,

Whenever the Memphis Tigers encounter adversity, they always know home awaits. Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been a sanctuary for the Tigers over the years — a place to preserve victories in a comfortable setting.

Florida State forced 13 first-half Rice turnovers (17 for the game) and held the Owls to 35.8% shooting from the floor for the game. There's one big issue they need to work out, which we'll talk about next, but they just fly around the court.

Jamir Watkins poured in 30 points for Florida State men's basketball Saturday night to lead the Seminoles to a 73-65 win and 2-0 record.

Jamir Watkins made sure FSU basketball started the season 2-0, scoring 30 points to lead the Seminole past Rice 73-65 on Saturday night in the Mattress Firm Battleground 2K24 in Houston, Texas. Florida State led the entire game,

The Tigers (8-2, 4-2 AAC) used another strong performance by running back Mario Anderson to pull away from the Owls (3-7, 2-4 AAC) in the second half. Anderson rushed 25 times for 144 yards and a touchdown, while fellow running back Brandon Thomas rushed four times for 22 yards and a touchdown.

The Memphis Tigers will look to get back into the win column when they battle the Rice Owls in a key American Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night. Memphis had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 44-36 loss at UTSA last Saturday,