While the Memphis men’s basketball program has seemingly circled the wagons recently, athletic director Ed Scott said he expects head coach Penny Hardaway to be the head coach come the season opener. In recent days, Memphis fired a handful of assistant coaches and staff members — just months before the start of the season — shortly before it was revealed the program handed over a letter to the NCAA that alleges numerous violations within the program. The letter alleges the Tigers going outside the scope of allowable NIL to secure recruits through cash payments and academic misconduct among the…