Calkins: With season on the brink, Tigers respond the way you’d want them to
University of Memphis Seth Henigan (14) looks for an open receiver on Oct. 14 at the Liberty Bowl. The very first play of the game, quarterback Seth Henigan hit Javon Ivory over the middle for 49 yards. Six plays later, Memphis scored to go up 7-0. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
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.
After three straight losses, the future of the Memphis football program hung in the balance. Why Thursday’s win over Navy was bigger than most.
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