Calkins: University of Memphis president David Rudd optimistic there will be students — and football — on campus this fall
University of Memphis president M. David Rudd (right), seen here in March of last year, said the university's response to the pandemic is data driven and reevaluated every 30 days. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
University of Memphis president David Rudd told The Daily Memphian that "current indicators would suggest" students will be back on campus in the fall. He's hopeful football will be back, too.
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