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Nevada transfer Brendon Lewis named Memphis football starting QB | Source
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Nevada transfer Brendon Lewis has been named Memphis football's starting quarterback for the season opener, a source told The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 13.
The source requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made.
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Lewis was expected to win the competition to replace four-year starter Seth Henigan. He's started 35 games across his career at Colorado and Nevada. Neither of the other two quarterbacks competing with him for the starting job — true freshman A.J. Hill and redshirt freshman Arrington Maiden — has thrown a pass in college.
Lewis threw for 2,290 yards and 16 touchdowns with the Wolf Pack in 2024. He also rushed for 775 yards and eight touchdowns.
Lewis gives the Tigers a different kind of quarterback to Henigan because of his ability to run the ball. That means a different offensive look is likely coming, and the Tigers have been preparing for Lewis to be the starter throughout the offseason. He entered spring practices with a "step up" in the competition, kept it throughout the summer and was one of Memphis' representatives at American Conference media days.
Now he's officially the starter.
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The Tigers kick off their 2025 season at home on Aug. 30 against Chattanooga.
Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Nevada transfer Brendon Lewis named Memphis football starting QB | Source
