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Three questions with Tigers RB Jarvis Cooper

University of Memphis running back Jarvis Cooper ran for a career-best 102 yards and two touchdowns in a 63-7 win over Missouri State on Saturday. Cooper, a sophomore from West Memphis, is the team's top returning rusher from a year ago.

In the next installment of "Three Questions," The Commercial Appeal recently caught up with Cooper to ask him about his life off the field.

Who is your biggest mentor, and why?

"My biggest mentor in my life, like the person that I know I can go and talk to, is my mother (Teresa Cooper).