Marcus Stokes continues to move up the CBS Sports’ quarterback rankings again after falling out of the rankings a few weeks ago. Stokes moved up nine spots to No. 41 after returning to the rankings last week at No. 50.

Stokes throws for 371 yards and accounts for 5 TD as the Tigers stay alive in the American title race.

Memphis improved to 6-2 on Thursday with a seven-point win over East Carolina. While a lot of players made an impact for the Tigers, there were a couple of winners during Memphis’ victory.

On Friday, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced it was adding 15 quarterbacks to the Manning Award Watch List, and Memphis’ Marcus Stokes was one of the 15 added to the watch list.

It was a tale of two halves Thursday night for Memphis, but it did enough in the second half to secure and overtime win over East Carolina. After the seven-point victory, Charles Huff spoke to the media about the game and the week of practice leading up to it.

Memphis returns to action Thursday night when it hosts East Carolina. Both teams are coming off losses, and the Tigers will look to bounce back following last week’s 31-17 loss to Tulane.

Memphis suffered its second loss of the season Friday night in a 31-17 loss to Tulane. The Tigers struggled to capitalize on the offense side of the ball and turned the ball over six times.

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