Overview

• TigerSportsReport and other outlets released alleged Instagram direct messages showing Tahj Ra-El sharing Memphis defensive signals with Owen McCown before UTSA’s 44-36 victory.
• The messages reportedly included a paper of defensive calls and a scouting report that identified a Tigers player as a “weakest link.”
• UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor said McCown found the information irrelevant and that it had no bearing on the game’s outcome.
• Ra-El transferred to Purdue after his October dismissal from Memphis but is not currently listed on the Boilermakers’ roster.
• Neither Memphis nor UTSA has publicly commented on the allegations and Purdue athletics issued a statement rejecting any concern over Ra-El’s transfer.