MEMPHIS – Sophomore center was named to the Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List, Tuesday. Kyser stepped in as a true freshman last season at center, playing in all 13 games, with 12 starts. After starting in the season opener against Missouri State, Kyser backed up 2015 Rimington Trophy watch list candidate in a road win at Kansas in the second game of the year, then started at center for the remainder of the 2015 season, allowing Kuhn to move to guard.
Kyser, a native of Opelika, Alabama, blocked last season for a Memphis offense that set a single season school record with 6,330 yards of total offense and that ranked 19 in the NCAA in total offense (486.