Former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel joined the Memphis Express Monday and fans had mixed reactions on the Memphis Express – Official Group Facebook page: “We’ve officially scraped the bottom of the barrel. Manziel is the last person in the world the Express needs.” “We just became much watch TV for all…
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Do you smell what Kosha is cookin’? Kosha Irby brings WWE experience to the Memphis Express
Many times in previous articles, this reporter started off the story by saying the people who are the subjects of the story either did not want their position at first (Dr. David Rudd) or were lucky and fell into their position (Woody Paige). Not Kosha Irby. He wanted this job. “It’s exciting to build a…
Coach Ty Knott brings his experience and energy to the Memphis Express
On February 10, 2019, Coach Ty Knott will enter his inaugural season with the Memphis Express as their running backs coach and special teams coordinator. However, when the idea of coaching football was first presented to him, he was skeptical. “My father-in-law asked me to coach,” recalls Knott. “I said no.” Knott and his two…
From an Academic to a President: How Dr. M. David Rudd is Driving the University of Memphis to Succeed
He did not want to be president. He was an academic. Why would an academic want to be president of a university? When Dr. M. David Rudd, provost at the time, saw the deficit the University of Memphis was facing in 2014, he wanted to help his colleagues stop the financial bleeding, so he took…
Football Gives Mike Singletary and Memphis Another Chance
He thought he was done. Mike Singletary, former NFL Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears and head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, worked on developing his skills as a head coach, but could not find a job. “I made some phone calls trying to get on a team, but no one was…
Woody’s World: How Woody Paige went from a local writer to one of America’s most colorful sports personalities
Forget six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Woody Paige’s life is six degrees of Elvis Presley. “I was born in Memphis and lived in Lauderdale Courts a few doors down from the Presley’s and then we moved behind Graceland in a subdivision called ‘Graceland.’ I would play flag football on the grounds of the (Elvis’) house….
The 901 Connection 