The No. 17 Memphis Tigers will conclude their season Saturday in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, against No. 10 Penn State.
Memphis (12-1 overall, 7-1 in the American Athletic Conference) enters the 11 a.m. contest, which will be aired on ESPN, having won seven straight games since its lone loss of the season, a 30-28 setback to Temple in mid-October.
The Tigers feature a local connection in redshirt junior linebacker Nehemiah Augustus, a former Patterson High standout. Augustus has played in 11 games this season and has four tackles (three solo and one assist).
As a team,