Overreaction to Memphis' Frisco Bowl win over West Virginia

FRISCO, Texas – It was far from easy, but Memphis sent its seniors out with a win.

The Tigers (11-2, 6-2 AAC) defeated West Virginia (6-6, 5-4 Big 12) in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl on Tuesday, capping an up-and-down season with a 42-37 bowl victory over a Power -Conference team. Memphis quickly took the lead, but needed a late save from Elijah Herring to preserve the win.

Here are our overreactions.

Seth Henigan is the Memphis Tigers’ greatest quarterback of all time

This seems clear – Henigan’s name sits atop just about all of Memphis’ major passing records. He finished his career ranked No. 13 all-time in passing yards in the NCAA and is also the winningest quarterback in program history.

But Henigan will be quick to point out what’s missing – an appearance in an AAC title game. For all his records and all the games he won, he never took Memphis to a conference title game. His predecessor, Brady White, led the Tigers to the AAC championship game in 2019, where they defeated Cincinnati. For this reason, many people will argue that White should own the title of the best quarterback in program history.

There will always be debate, but it seems like Henigan’s resume will age well.

Why? He stayed, and he stayed again, then he stayed again. There may never be a four-year starter at an FBS school again, and Henigan’s loyalty will be fondly remembered in the future.

Kourtlan Marsh and Greg Desrosiers will be the main players next season

Both defensive back Kourtlan Marsh and running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. missed significant time this fall, but were both instrumental in the final two games of the season. They were the standouts against Tulane as Desrosiers had three touchdowns and Marsh had two forced fumbles.

Both played well against West Virginia. Marsh had a key pass breakup on fourth down early in the second quarter, and Desrosiers rushed for a 46-yard TD on the next play.

Both players are eligible to play. Although the Tigers will lose most of their production on both sides of the ball this season, Marsh and Desrosiers could return and would be important building blocks.

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Overreaction to Memphis’ Frisco Bowl win over West Virginia

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