Overview
- The teams meet Saturday at Albertsons Stadium in Boise with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Central) and a national broadcast on USA Network.
- Fans can stream the game on USANetwork.com with sign-in and through services such as Sling TV, and the broadcast team is Nate Gatter, Ryan Leaf and sideline reporter Lauren Green.
- Memphis enters 2-0 after road wins over UNLV and a home victory against Arkansas State while Boise State is 0-1 after a 34-27 loss to Oregon.
- Betting markets and several previews list Boise State as about an 8.5-point favorite, though some analysts argue Memphis’s rebuilt roster under coach Charles Huff makes the Tigers a live upset threat.
- Pre-game coverage flags the defensive lines as the matchup’s deciding factor and notes Huff’s transfer-driven roster changes and Marcus Stokes’s early-season production as key variables for Memphis’s push this year.