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Three keys to Memphis vs. Missouri State

August 6, 2015 — Memphis head coach Justin Fuente (middle) watch his player run through warm-up during football practice, Thursday afternoon. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)

Mark Weber

The University of Memphis football team, coming off an historic 10-win season, opens the 2015 campaign vs. Missouri State at 6 p.m. Saturday in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

How about three keys to the game?

1. New faces: The Tigers lost eight defensive starters from a year ago, and two of their projected replacements — Chauncey Lanier and Leonard Pegues — will miss at least the first half of this game because of their roles in the Miami Beach Bowl brawl.