The Memphis Tigers football program is moving fast as it closes in on its next major hire, narrowing its head coaching search down to Charles Huff , the dynamic leader who engineered a rapid Southern Miss football turnaround in just one season. The shift places the Tigers at the heart of this winter’s AAC coaching carousel, a moment that could define the program’s push toward long-term relevance.

The Athletic’s Chris Vannini posted to his X (formerly known as Twitter) that both On3 and The Athletic had learned Memphis was aggressively pursuing Huff to fill its vacancy following Ryan Silverfield’s departure for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

“SOURCES: Memphis is targeting Southern Miss head coach Charles Huff to be its next head coach, @TheAthletic has learned. Huff won the Sun Belt at Mars

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