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- Memphis erased a 14-7 halftime deficit in Charles Huff's debut by generating explosive passes from Marcus Stokes to Stonka Burnside and productive rushing from Jaylin Carter. - Memphis outscored UNLV 20-7 after halftime as a defense featuring numerous Southern Miss transfers recorded six sacks. - Defensive ends Elijah Kinsler and J'Mond Tapp led Memphis' pressure effort with 2.5 and 1.0 sacks, respectively.

- Sophomore Jaylin Carter opened the Charles Huff era as Memphis's lead back with 97 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, including a 36-yard third-quarter score that tied UNLV at 21. - Carter's 36-yard touchdown came on an RPO that quarterback Marcus Stokes read as a handoff, showing that the run game can punish defenses for committing to the pass option. - Memphis averaged 5.7 yards on 34 rushes against UNLV, with Carter leading a matchup-dependent rotation followed by Manny Covey's 11 carries for 46 yards, Stokes's seven carries for 45 yards and only one carry for Dallan Hayden. - The Tigers won the opener 27-21 and next host Arkansas State on September 5 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

- Memphis repeatedly dropped seven and trusted its defensive front to create pressure against UNLV, with a key UNLV offensive-line injury increasing that advantage. - The offense is using an Old Dominion-style wide-split, veer-and-shoot structure to manufacture vertical explosives and played with an aggressive downfield passing profile. - The panel viewed quarterback and defensive-line quality as Memphis's clearest strengths, though depth and week-to-week execution remain open questions.

- QB: #ArkansasState head coach Butch Jones spoke with the media on Monday, but he isn’t ready to announce a starting quarterback for Saturday’s match up at #Memphis.

- Injury: Punting there was the right call with how this Memphis defensive front has played and the injury on UNLV’s OL