On Monday, Marcus Stokes was named to The American honorable mentions list and the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list after his performance against East Carolina.

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.

Memphis turns a 3-point first half into a second half offensive clinic, outlasting ECU in overtime.

(AP) — Marcus Stokes was 29-of-43 passing for 320 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to help Memphis beat East Carolina 41-34 in overtime on Thursday night. Stokes’ 5-yard rushing TD on the first possession of OT capped the scoring.

It was a tale of two halves for Memphis Thursday night, but it was able to put together enough drives in the second half to secure the win. After only scoring three points in the first half, Charles Huff’s team scored 38 points in the second half to secure the 41-34 win in overtime over East Carolina.

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.

Charles Huff met with the media on Tuesday to talk about the loss against Tulane and the upcoming matchup against East Carolina.

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.