Here's what to know about NC State running back Hollywood Smothers ahead of the Gasparilla Bowl between Memphis football and NC State.

Aaron Bradshaw put up 11 points for the Tigers in the first half. Cameron Carr gave the Bears 11, too. But Memphis goes into the break up 37-34. The 7-foot-1 Bradshaw has been unstoppable early against the Bears, putting up 11 points, five rebounds and a steal in his first nine minutes of action.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis Tigers football player was reportedly shot to death by an officer in Georgia. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 27-year-old La'Andre Thomas of Jackson, Mississippi, died after an officer shot him on December 4.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis Tigers football player has been fatally shot in Georgia. According to U of M Tigers 2019 roster, LaAndre Thomas, the man fatally wounded in an officer-involved shooting, was a defensive back for the school’s football team.

Tulane beat Memphis 38-32 on Nov. 7 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium after the Tigers' 4th-quarter comeback fell just short.

Quante Berry led Memphis with 17 points (7 of 8 from the floor). Dug McDaniel, Zach Davis, Sincere Parker and Simon Majok also put up double figures in the win. Davis grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, while McDaniel had a season-high 10 assists.

A former University of Memphis football player is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Georgia, according to state authorities and U of M media. LaAndre Marktanne

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said his players are "starting to understand that the time is now." The Tigers will have to prove it Saturday afternoon against Baylor.