*NOTE: This feature story on the Tigers junior offensive lineman Gabe Kuhn first appeared in the Nov. 12 Memphis Football GameDay Program vs. USF.
It's the 2045 season opener for the University of Memphis football team. Fans across the city and Mid-South turn on their radios and hear this:
"Welcome, fans, to the 2045 Tigers season, and excitement abounds as the opener is just around an hour from kickoff. We're here high above Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, and it's a beautiful but warm and humid night for this match-up.