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FILE - Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell (19) reacts after a first down run during the second half of the NCAA Cotton Bowl college football game against Penn State in Arlington, Texas, in this Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, file photo. Gainwell had every intention of playing football with the Memphis Tigers last fall, going through fall practice. The funeral for an uncle, the fourth member of his family to die of COVID-19 made opting out of the season the best decision for Gainwell. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)

Memphis running back ready for NFL draft after opting out

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell (19) carries the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, in Memphis, Tenn. Gainwell has run for 620 yards and averages 124 yards rushing per game to rank sixth among all Football Bowl Subdivision players. Memphis takes on Temple in Philadelphia on Saturday. Temple ranks second among all FBS teams in red-zone defense and fourth in third-down conversion percentage defense. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Temple set for 2nd Top 25 upset when it plays No. 23 Memphis

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell, left, stiff-arms Navy defender Tama Tuitele during an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

Gainwell emerges as No. 23 Memphis’ latest standout rusher

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press